Contemporary African American Quilts from the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Tucked into the heart of Alabama is the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and its stellar collection of Contemporary African American Quilts. The collection focuses on two different types of quilts. First, there are pictorial quilts. These quilts tell a story and have more literal representation in their imagery;… Read More
100 Dagen – Week van de Vormen – Uitgelichte Quilt 6 Vertaling door Marina Brito de Campos voor Quiltersgilde MQG, origineel hier. Eerder in deze serie toonden we een quilt met slechts 1 ring. De quilt van vandaag heeft 25 ringen in een quilt van 40×40 inch. De quilt Hugs and Hugs is ontworpen door Hannah Talecki als onderdeel van… Read More
Member Spotlight: Krishma Patel It would be seven years after discovering quilting that Krishma Patel would buy her first fabric, and nine years until she would make her first quilt. At a young age, Krishma remembers her mother making clothes in the South of India. Sewing was a skill her mother knew well, and… Read More
100 Dagen – Week van de Vormen – Uitgelichte Quilt 5 Vertaling door Marina Brito de Campos voor Quiltersgilde MQG, origineel hier. De volgende quilt in de Week van de Vormen is een tweede hexagon quilt. Deze is van Melissa Richie van We Shall Sew. Het is de TNT (Tried New Things) Quilt, die een moderne regenboog van ‘raw edge’… Read More
100 Dagen – Week van de Vormen – Uitgelichte Quilt 4 Vertaling door Marina Brito de Campos voor Quiltersgilde MQG, origineel hier. De driehoek is nu aan de beurt in onze week van de vormen. We zijn er aan gewend Half Square Triangles te zien en Flying Geese, maar dit is een nieuwe manier om driehoeken te gebruiken. Cristin Wilson… Read More
Member Spotlight: Seven Veronica Victor In a region called the Sunny South East of Ireland, there is a woman from Tampa, Florida, who is quilting with a color palette of gray, black, and white. When I get on the phone with Seven Veronica Victor, also known as “Ronnie,” she politely requests to not be described… Read More
Cutting Simple Shapes Tutorial This tutorial will show you how to cut five simple shapes using three tools we sometimes take for granted as quilters – the rotary cutter, ruler, and cutting mat. The shapes that we’ll make are Square, Right Triangle (also known as Half-Square Triangle or HST), Equilateral Triangle, Diamond, and Hexagon. Read More
Tips to Running a Successful Quilt Along Thanks to the MQG for asking me to come over and host today’s post on participation. I’m Katy and I blog over at Monkey Do and also Fat Quarterly. Ok, so I really enjoy quilt alongs. They’re a great way to get involved with a group of like minded people and to share… Read More
Piecing Techniques from 100 Days of Modern Quilting One of the best things about making a new quilt can be trying out a new technique. Whether it’s appliqué, half-square triangles, or wonky crosses, learning new ways to piece together This week, we’ll be looking at seven quilts, each of which uses a different and specific piecing technique. In… Read More
Picking Different Shades of the Same Color When working with solids, chances are that we all find it pretty easy to pick fabrics that are on opposite sides of the color wheel. But picking shades of the same color can be much tougher to do. I pulled all of the yellow solid fabrics that I have in… Read More
