Clamshell Quilt: July, August, September 2020 This quilt uses the Lightning block designed by Melanie Rudy to create waving clamshell shapes in a crib-sized quilt, perfect for a baby gift with an art-deco feel. Don’t forget to download the block and the bonus Lanterns quilt pattern, available on the Resources page. This sample quilt was made by… Read More
Lanterns Quilt: July, August, September 2020 This quilt uses the Lightning block designed by Melanie Rudy to create organic lantern shapes. Using just two colors to create the blocks makes this lap-size quilt perfect for a quick gift. Don’t forget to download the block and the bonus Clamshell quilt pattern, available on the Resources page. This sample quilt… Read More
Hipster Wallet The Hipster Wallet can be made as a wallet or a convertible hip bag. Wear it around your waist, across your body, or remove the strap and clip it directly to your belt loops. Large enough to carry most phones but compact enough to easily carry all the essentials hands… Read More
Signal Quilt: May 2020 This quilt is traditionally pieced and is appropriate for a confident beginner. It subtly introduces transparency through the use of a light, medium, and dark color structure. There’s an interesting symmetry and asymmetry relationship developed in this quilt. While the bars in the top set are symmetrical to the set… Read More
Ribbons Quilt: June 2020 This quilt combines simple construction with smart color placement to create cheerful, curling ribbons. The drunkard’s path block provides a great introduction to curved piecing. Fabrics used in the sample quilt are Moda Bella Solids in Citrine, Spearmint, Dark Teal, and Royal. … Read More
Astro Quilt: April 2020 Imagine a future where people live in homes high above the clouds and drive around in cars that fly. The sky is always blue and a robot does all the cooking and cleaning leaving you all the time you need for quilting! Sound like a dream? Or maybe a bit… Read More
Strawberry Wild Block: April, May, June 2020 Our latest Block Study design is Strawberry Wild by Sara Flynn, a member of the Portland MQG. This is a confident beginner-friendly block design with more potential than you might initially imagine. Don’t forget to see the bonus quilts made with this block — the Strawberry Blue and Prickly Pear quilts, available… Read More
Strawberry Blue Quilt: April, May, June 2020 This quilt uses the Strawberry Wild block designed by Sara Flynn in a field of negative space to create a modern quilt full of impact. Don’t forget to download the block and the bonus Prickly Pear quilt pattern, available on the Resources page. The sample quilt was made by Sara Flynn of… Read More
Broken Bars Quilt: MQG Modern Classic May 2020 In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we present the MQG Modern Classics. This quarterly collection is a selection of a few of our past favorites from the Quilt of the Month series, which started in 2015. With new colors, new arrangements, new possibilities, MQG members can find the full patterns on… Read More
Prickly Pear Quilt: April, May, June 2020 This quilt uses the Strawberry Wild block designed by Sara Flynn in a field of negative space to create a modern quilt full of impact. Don’t forget to download the block and the bonus Strawberry Blue quilt pattern, available on the Resources page. The sample quilt was made by the MQG. Read More
