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The April 2018 Block Study is CrissCross Applesauce by Rebecca Severt, a member of the Baltimore MQG. It’s a great block for transparency work, and it has loads of possibilities. Find the block pattern and bonus quilt pattern below. Block Assembly Instructions Cutting:…
The March 2018 Block Study is Vector by Sarah Ruiz, a member of the Houston MQG. It’s a fun and whimsical paper piecing blocks that has loads of possibilities. Find the block pattern and bonus quilt pattern below. Block Assembly Instructions …
In response to the tragic Pulse Nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, Orlando MQG established a quilt drive to collect quilts for the victims and families of those killed. Due to an incredible response from around the…
The February 2018 Block Study is Side Stripe by Renee Tallman, a member of the South Bay Area MQG. It’s a half-square triangle block — with a twist! It features a fun stripe in the middle, making for a fun…
Para una traducción al inglés, haga clic aquí. El 4 de Octubre del 2017 se cumplieron 100 años desde el nacimiento de Violeta Parra, quien fue cantautora, pintora, escultora, bordadora y ceramista chilena, considerada una de las principales folcloristas…
For a Spanish translation, click here. October 4, 2017, was 100 years since the birth of Violeta Parra, who was a singer-songwriter, painter, sculptor, embroidered, and Chilean potter, considered one of the leading folklorists in South America…
This month is the first block study of 2018! In the 2018 series, we will explore 12 different modern blocks and the quilts that can be made using them. We’re starting with the Lockup block by Riane Menardi Morrison of…
This month we’re exploring the concept of cropping with the Cogs block by Yvonne Fuchs, an individual member from California. Block Assembly Instructions Cutting: From the teal fabric, cut: [4] 6-1/2” squares…
Welcome to the forth week of 100 Days of Modern Quilting – the Week of Improv! Improvisational piecing (sometimes called free piecing or liberated piecing and shorten to “improv”) is just what it sounds like: sewing together fabric without always…
Color, glorious color! As Helen tells us, “Don’t be afraid of using colour. I love the joy of colour against crisp white. As the Crowded House song goes, ‘colour is its own reward.’” DQS #10 by Helen Simpson…
This month we’re exploring the concept of changing the block with the Scaled Triangle block by Jessica Skultety of the Central Jersey MQG. Scaled Triangle Block Block Assembly Instructions Cutting: From the light peach fabric, cut:…
This month we’re exploring improvisation with the block Branch, by Amanda Hancock of the Pittsburgh MQG. Branch Block Assembly Instructions Cutting: From the pink fabric, cut: [1] 14” x 16” rectangle…
