Using Mixed Media with Krista Fleckenstein, Fresh Quilting 211 Mix fabrics, colors and prints to make a modern statement. Krista Fleckenstein makes mixed media applique with die cut shapes of wool, leather, felt and linen. Modern quilter Riane Menardi shares ideas for promoting your guild through local media. Christina Cameli mixes rulers with free motion stitches to… Read More
Fresh Quilting Episode 212: Designing Minimalist Quilts by Nicole Neblett Minimalist quilt designer Nicole Neblett designs with negative space to achieve the modern aesthetic. Episode Handouts Minimalist Quilts Handout PDF Sponsors… Read More
Fresh Quilting Episode 206: Combining Hand & Machine Quilting by Riane Menardi Modern quilter Riane Menardi combines hand quilting with machine quilting to create high-contrast designs with depth, texture, and movement. Episode Handouts Combining Hand & Machine Quilting Handout PDF Sponsors … Read More
Fresh Quilting Episode 201: Lazy Eights with Christina Cameli In this segment, free motion quilting artist Christina Cameli shows how to quilt using Lazy Eights stitches. Episode Handouts Free Motion Lazy Eights Handout PDF Sponsors… Read More
Impeccable Piecing with Sarah Sharp, Fresh Quilting 210 Make compelling modern quilts with impeccable piecing. Textile artist Sarah Sharp accentuates design elements by fussy cutting paper piecing motifs. Christina Cameli stitches free motion motifs using rulers. Color expert Nicole Neblett expands foundation piecing to a new level as she makes large scale designs. Sponsors… Read More
Fresh Quilting Episode 211: Repeating Waves by Christina Cameli In this segment, Christina Cameli mixes rulers with free motion stitches to accurately stitch a variety of waves. Learn how to do this technique at home on your own domestic machine! Episode Handouts Repeating… Read More
Charity by Carole Lyles Shaw, Fresh Quilting Episode 206 Learn to work with a virtual quilt group to create a quilt for charity. Episode Handouts Charity Handout PDF… 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
