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Color expert Nicole Neblett expands foundation piecing to a new level as she makes large scale designs. Watch the video for this project online at: https://youtu.be/ZmjMgUUqcpo Episode Handouts Freezer Paper Piecing Handout… Read More

Transparency with Yvonne Fuchs, Fresh Quilting 206

For special effects, look through the design or use big stitches. Aviator and quiltmaker Yvonne Fuchs uses transparency as a design element. Learn to work with a virtual quilt group to create a quilt for charity. Modern quilter Riane Menardi combines hand quilting with machine quilting to create… Read More

Slow Improvisation: Improv Piecing with a Specific Theme in Mind

Join Heidi Parkes for a 45 minute lecture on her 2016 QuiltCon award winning quilts, “Places Unfold” (1st for Handwork) and “Night Flight no. 1” (2nd for Improvisation). Both quilts were improv pieced on the theme of travel, and Parkes will describe her process in detail, from the initial ‘spark’… Read More

Who Gives a Flying FQ About Accuracy?

Do you give a flying FQ about accuracy? While we love the freedom and creativity of improv-piecing, sometimes quilters require accurately pieced blocks for charity projects, guild block lottos, bees, planned projects of a required size, and preserving carefully pieced points. Fabric is expensive and time is precious; in this… Read More

Fabulously Fused Modern Quilts

Using fusible web to create modern quilts means no shape is off limits! This tutorial with Sue Bleiweiss will show you how easy it is to create dynamic modern quilts using fusing as your primary construction technique. She’ll walk you through the basics of using fusible web as well as… Read More

Many Voices as One: How to Make a Community Quilt

So you want to make a community quilt! It’s fun to dive right in, but it’s wise to pause, ask yourself a few questions, and get some good advice. For instance, will your quilt have message? What are the best ways to incorporate a variety of points of view? Do… Read More