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Introducing Create and Sustain

Every year, millions of tons of textiles end up in landfills around the globe, making the textile industry one of the largest polluting industries in the world. As makers, we love fabric and fiber which makes understanding the textile industry’s impact on Earth’s rapid decline a pretty tough pill to… Read More

Making a Difference in STEM in 2021

“One Small Step” was created by the Gulf Coast Modern Quilt Guild in 2019 for the MQG’s annual Charity Quilt Challenge and was displayed at QuiltCon 2020 in Austin, Texas. GCMQG draws from the Clear Lake area of Houston, Texas, and surrounding towns. We have many members and friends who… Read More

Member Spotlight: Esther Frenzel

As a young girl in the Netherlands, Esther Frenzel color-coded her belongings. For Frenzel, color-coding provided order in her world and began a relationship with storytelling. By applying visual logic to her items, suddenly, they gained meaning and awakened an emotional response. Even at a young age, Frenzel intuited color… Read More

Member Spotlight: Lisa Rice

After the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center’s twin towers, Lisa Rice turned her home into a hub for collecting comfort quilts for the families of the 343 firefighters who had lost their lives. She traveled with her son, who was about eight years old at the time, from… Read More

Modern Fundamentals: Half-Square Triangles

In each issue of the MQG Journal, Yvonne Fuchs will teach us the Modern Fundamentals of quilting. In this first issue of the MQG Journal, we will explore the many ways you can make Half-Square Triangle quilt blocks. The Half-Square Triangle is a basic quilt block with so much versatility!… Read More

STEM & Quilting with Kids: Tessellations

What is a Tessellation?  We are surrounded by shapes that interact with each other in amazing ways that display beauty and order. One way that finds itself repeated in every aspect of our lives is called tessellation. To get an idea of what a tessellation is, let us envision one… Read More

Creating a Hexagon Wrap Skirt

Have you ever envisioned a project that you just can’t shake, even when you know the road to completion won’t be simple at all? This skirt was one of those project ideas that I couldn’t shake, which meant I had to make it. My design was inspired by a combination… Read More

Member Spotlight: Toni Corbett

“I had to decide what it meant to be a black quilter,” said Toni Corbett. When the Iowan quilter and army veteran returned home from the military, she began to quilt. She needed a creative life, and her mother, a third-generation quilter, taught her how to start sewing. When she… Read More

Member Spotlight: Nicole McClelland

“I am a quilter, an African American quilter, who quilts when I can, and what I make isn’t phenomenal,” said Nicole McClelland. “Why would you want to talk to me?” Nicole laughs, and from the other end of the phone, the energy of someone who loves quilting without any agenda… Read More

A Virtual Retreat During a Pandemic

On October 2-4, 2020, the Fraser Valley Modern Quilt Guild held its first ever virtual retreat. We are a guild of approximately 60 members who meet monthly in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. We had been planning for our 10th Anniversary retreat for over a year and were terribly disappointed when COVID-19… Read More