Molecular Test, September 2017 “Modern quilt inspiration can be found everywhere, including in science! This quilt is inspired by a scientific test called “gel electrophoresis.” The method allows researchers to separate molecules (usually proteins or DNA fragments) by size. Samples are placed into a gel medium, and an electric current is applied. Small molecules… Read More
Mod Economy Square, August 2017 This month we’re exploring foreground and background with the Mod Economy Block designed by Rebecca Severt of the Baltimore MQG. Learn to make the block, plus get a bonus design lesson and quilt pattern in this month’s Block of the Month! August 2017 MQG BOM Block… Read More
Positively Transparent, August 2017 Positively Transparent explores transparency within a modern plus sign design achieving a layered effect to the plus signs. The original Positively Transparent measuring just 16″ x 18″ was displayed at QuiltCon 2016 in the Small Quilts category. The mini quilt was started in a workshop with Lizzy House focusing on… Read More
Aviator’s Arrow, July 2017 Quilt blocks don’t have to be square! We already know that when you piece six equilateral triangles together, you get a hexagon. But what happens when you elongate that triangle? All of a sudden you have a different design. And what happens when you add a design to that triangle?… Read More
Industrial Revolution, July 2017 “During the first Industrial Revolution, the spinning jenny changed the way cloth was manufactured. Today, in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, robotics and technology can manufacture anything locally at low cost and faster than ever. The design was inspired by the factories often associated with industrialization but references… Read More
Diamond in the Rough, June 2017 Paper piecing can be a fun way to explore designs that would not be achievable otherwise. Diamond in the Rough is a fun block with some challenges for those looking to increase skills. Or just to practice paper piecing in block form to see if it’s something you enjoy without… Read More
Halfervecent, June 2017 “The Halfervecent quilt is an oversized foundation paper piecing pattern. It came about as an evolution of a sketch I’d done awhile back. I’d been playing with the color wheel as a shape and had sewn up some small versions to just try out paper piecing on my own. I came… Read More
Sliding Scales, May 2017 The alternate grid is one of the most versatile tools in a modern quilter’s toolkit. Know how to use it, and we can create just about any design we can think of. In this lesson, we’re exploring alternate grids using a block called Sliding Scales, designed by Christopher Thompson, an… Read More
L is For…, May 2017 “I’m often drawn to geometric designs and patterns that put new twists on standard shapes. This quilt plays with the shape of the letter L by taking a single rectangular block and its mirror image and combining them in fun and unusual ways. Depending on the number of main and… Read More
Layered Triangles, April 2017 Transparency quilts can surprise and delight us — and they are really fun to make. With some strategic color placement and design, we can create the illusion of overlapping shapes. In this lesson, we’re exploring transparency using a block called Layered Triangles, designed by Jessica Skultety of the Central Jersey MQG. Read More
