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 quilting, starting with the use of color in modern quilts. Read More
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 to enjoy in Fiona’s quilt! Note that the… Read More
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 invited them to participate in a variety of activities to… Read More
February 2023 Color Palette Inspiration 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 these for developing member challenges, as well as individuals who… Read More
January 2023 Color Palette Inspiration 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 these for developing member challenges, as well as individuals… Read More
Modern Fundamentals: Equilateral (60-Degree) Triangles 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 quite different and are a great opportunity to level up… Read More
Meet William Jordan: Youth Quilter 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 quilter whose work has been on display at QuiltCon and… Read More
Quilt Math – Pattern Writing Tips 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 be best for a quilt or quilt pattern. In the… Read More
A Quilt Fit for a Queen British-born Devida Bushrod, now living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and a member of the Tulsa Modern Quilt Guild, made an interesting quilt earlier this year. As a part of her plan to make one pixel quilt per month of a woman who inspires her, Bushrod made a quilt of… Read More
Modern Fundamentals Log Cabin Block Log Cabin and Courthouse Steps are traditional blocks with countless possibilities. Each block is built from the center outward using rounds of strips built onto the previous round. In a Log Cabin block (Figure 1), strips are added by working in one direction, clockwise or counter-clockwise, overlapping ends like logs… Read More
