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Shapes with Rebecca Kemp Brent, Fresh Quilting 102

By: The MQG

In this episode of Fresh Quilting, MQG Marketing Director Heather Grant delves into modern quilt aesthetics, and Rossie Hutchinson and quilter Elizabeth Dackson talk improv quilt events. Finally, writer and instructor Rebecca Kemp Brent demonstrates how to use new cutting and quilting technology…

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Curves and Strips with Jen Carlton-Bailly, Fresh Quilting 103

By: The MQG

In this episode of Fresh Quilting, we look at quilt construction piece by piece. Modern quilter Jen Carlton-Bailly shows how one simple curved block can be used in hundreds of designs. Then, fiber artist Shelly Gilliland joins Heather Grant with ideas for…

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Design Options with Christina Cameli, Fresh Quitling 101

By: The MQG

It’s Fresh Quilting‘s very first episode! Author and free-motion quilt artist Christina Cameli explains her methods for determining which areas to quilt and showcases some of her best free-motion techniques. Next Heather Grant and art historian/quilter Allison Evans discuss best practices for planning…

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Messages and Motifs with Chawne Kimber, Fresh Quilting 105

By: The MQG

On this episode of Fresh Quilting, Chawne Kimber uses raw-edge appliqué to create quilts with themes of social justice. Then, quilt guild activist Katie Jones-Burford offers tips for planning a quilt show on a shoestring budget. Finally, Rebecca Kemp Brent…

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Old to New with Elizabeth Dackson, Fresh Quilting 106

By: The MQG

In this episode of Fresh Quilting, join quilt pattern designer Elizabeth Dackson for a journey into the world of “modern traditionalism”: making traditional quilt blocks new again. Then, Heather Grant and Brenda Ratliff discuss the best way to book faculty…

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Design Alternatives with Jacquie Gering, Fresh Quilting 107

By: The MQG

In this episode of Fresh Quilting, contemporary quilter Jacquie Gering manipulates traditional quilting grids to show how to arrange blocks in new ways. Then, join Katie Jones-Burford and Elizabeth Dackson as they discuss how to form a new Modern Quilt…

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Reverse Appliqué with Rossie Hutchinson, Fresh Quilting 108

By: The MQG

In this episode of Fresh Quilting, fabric designer Luana Rubin takes us on a tour of her most recent fabric collection inspired by a trip to Cuba. Then, Allison Evans and Heather Grant brainstorm fresh approaches to charity quilting. And…

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Shapes and Half-Rectangle Triangles with Latifah Saafir, Fresh Quilting 110

By: The MQG

In this episode of Fresh Quilting, quilter Latifah Saafir shows how to create new shapes and block designs with half-rectangle triangles. Then, Heather Grant and Elizabeth Dackson discuss planning and executing a guild demonstration day. Finally, Victoria Findlay Wolfe shares innovative…

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Complementary and Contrasting Fabrics with Rebecca Bryan, Fresh Quilting 111

By: The MQG

In this episode of Fresh Quilting, Rebecca Bryan pulls complementary and contrasting fabrics from her stash to inspire her designs. Then, Luana Rubin shares ideas for charity quilts to spread comfort and warmth worldwide. Finally, Jen Carlton-Bailly cuts and sews…

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From Concept to Quilt with Heather Jones, Fresh Quilting 112

By: The MQG

In this episode of Fresh Quilting, author and quilter Heather Jones shows how to break a photograph into components and translate it into a quilt design. Then, Kara Sanders and Elizabeth Dackson talk about the benefits and challenges of building…

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Create and Recreate with Victoria Findlay, Fresh Quilting 113

By: The MQG

In our final Fresh Quilting episode of the season, improv quilter Victoria Findlay Wolfe shows what’s possible with found fabrics. Then, Brenda Ratliff and Heather Grant discuss how Round Robins are a great way to build community and learn new…

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Scraps and Pieces with Shannon Brinkley, Fresh Quilting 109

By: The MQG

In this episode of Fresh Quilting, Shannon Brinkley collages fabric scraps to create a technique called scrappy appliqué. Then, Jacquie Gering and Heather Grant discuss guild scholarship programs. Finally, pattern designer Elizabeth Dackson reveals her tried-and-true techniques for foundation paper…

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