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MQG 2023 Sew Along – Color Resources

The opportunities are endless for color and fabric selection with the Criss Cross Chain pattern! You are welcome to use any fabric that you like. Please refer to page 5 of the pattern for fabric requirements.

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MQG 2023 Sew Along

We’re excited to host a sew along and sew with you! This year, we’re making the Criss Cross Chain pattern, the July 2022 Quilt of the Month, designed by Wendy Chow, an individual MQG member.  The…

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Color Resources Playlist

Feeling overwhelmed by the number of resources available in the MQG Resource Library? We are making playlists to help you focus your study of modern quilts. Throughout the next year, we will be focusing on the different elements of modern…

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March 2023 Color Palette Inspiration

The MQG March Color Palette Inspiration is here! This month, we took inspiration from the QuiltCon 2023 People’s Choice quilt winner! The quilt, titled Ruby Curvelets, was made by Fiona Johnstone, an Individual Member. There’s so much color…

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QuiltCon Best in Show Winners 2013-2022

As we celebrate #TenYearsofQuiltCon, we wanted to spotlight the Best in Show Winners from 2013-2022. Each maker and their winning quilt are listed below by year. We also reached out to the previous Best in Show winners and…

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February 2023 Color Palette Inspiration

By: The MQG

New! This year, the MQG will share a color palette each month to use as inspiration for future quilt projects. Every month will be themed and we’ll share our source of inspiration for the palette. Guilds can feel free to use…

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January 2023 Color Palette Inspiration

By: The MQG

New! This year, the MQG will share a color palette each month to use as inspiration for future quilt projects. Every month will be themed and we’ll share our source of inspiration for the palette. Guilds can feel free to…

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Modern Fundamentals: Equilateral (60-Degree) Triangles

By: Sarah Ruiz

Triangles are a simple shape that present endless modern quilt design possibilities! The MQG Fundamentals series has previously covered half-square triangles and half-rectangle triangles, and you are now ready to add equilateral triangles to your quilting toolbox. These triangles are…

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Meet William Jordan: Youth Quilter

By: Jessica Plunkett

Some quilters would love to have their work showcased in exhibits. Some dream of the opportunity for their work to be acquired by a museum. Imagine those desires coming to fruition – at age 10. Meet William Jordan, a now-11-year-old…

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Not So Square

By: Tina Curtis

This quilt was inspired by shadows on a bookcase. Tina designed this with simplicity and the ability to showcase large swaths of prints or custom quilting in mind. By using basic components, gentle curves, and inset circles, achieve a…

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Quilt Math – Pattern Writing Tips

By: Yvonne Fuchs

In the first article in the Quilt Math series, we took a look back at the Fundamentals that were shared in 2021. We evaluated how to take what was shared in the Fundamentals and determine which construction method would…

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Toggle Table Runner

By: Colleen Carlson

The square shape is based on the historic courthouse steps block. Piecing begins by sewing two short rectangular strips to opposite sides of a center square. Then two long rectangles are sewn to the other sides of the…

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