The Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild was the recipient of a very generous gift recently. The family of a deceased quilter contacted one of our members and offered the entire stash to us. This turned out to be 20 large plastic bins of very good quality fabric and related notions. But…it was mostly fabric! Two of …
This is wonderful news! Now, QuiltCon will be an annual event and it will be held in different cities. If you’re not a member of MQG, this is one more reason to join up today! (These are the corrected dates.)
Hi Everyone, I decided that I wanted to make a modern quilt for my home while sitting around during Thanksgiving week. And, I decided to make it FAST!! No designing in EQ7–just a simple approach using rail fence blocks and large blocks made from 10 inch layer cakes. Well my fast project went well….but not …
So how do I Design a Quilt? On the evening before Thanksgiving Day, 2014, I gave myself a challenge. I was sitting in the family room with my Dear Husband and realized that I we were snuggling under quilts made by other people. What’s up with that, I thought? So, I said to myself, …
My good friend Kyra Hicks has done it again! Kyra is a writer, researcher and quilter–a woman of many talents. Kyra has published a book for quilters that we can use to create games, start discussions and jump start our own creativity. Kyra is a publisher and she has a blog with lots of information …
I love hearing the myths about what is a modern quilt. Here’s my personal list of Favorite Modern Quilt Myths. NOT ONE OF THESE MYTHS IS TRUE!!!! All modern quilts are grey. Modern quilters must use grey fabric. Modern quilters cannot use batiks. No batiks ever allowed. A quilt must have at least 75% open/negative …
Hi Everyone, Congratulations to Elizabeth Dackson–a wonderfully creative modern quilter! Elizabeth has a new class on Craftsy on Foundation Paper Piecing. As modern quilters create more intricate and complex block designs, paper piecing by machine is the way to go. Elizabeth is a wonderful teacher–she spoke at the Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild a few months …
Hi, You may have already heard, but I have THRILLING News to share. I was just elected to the Modern Quilt Guild Board of Directors!!! www.themodernquiltguild.com I will be representing the Individual Members and Guilds of this fast growing community who live in Region 4, which covers a lot of states from Maine to Florida. …
Hi, People often ask me where my inspirations come from for my quilt designs. I thought I’d start a series of blog posts showing some of the steps along the way. In this posting, I’ll show you some of the sources for my new quilts in the Sarasota Sunset Series of quilts. First, a word …
I thought it would be fun to post some of my art quilts. Although I love,love, love modern quilting, I still occasionally make an art quilt strictly for the wall. Sacred Geometry 1 is made from commercial batiks and prints. I fused this quilt and machine quilted it. This is one of a series …
