Quilt Your Life: Milestone Quilts for Every Moment What do you get when you combine quilting with living in a very literal way and create positive feedback loops with your quilt planning? Milestone quilts! Come explore the world of quilts created to mark milestones and see why these quilts are a fun and meaningful solution to joyful sewing… Read More
The Highs and Lows of Temperature Quilts Webinar Join panelists Jo Avery, Karen Foster, and Linda Hungerford for this webinar as they discuss the highs and lows of creating temperature quilts. Together we will chat about how each panelist approached the basics of creating a temperature quilt from choosing a color palette and gathering daily weather information to… Read More
Textile Talk | Pushing Forward by Looking Back: Marla Jackson and Sankofa Lessons Learned One of eight children born to Fern Eaton Crum and Rufus Crum, Jr., originally from Royal Oak Township (a suburb of Detroit, Michigan), Marla Jackson spent many weekends and summers with her paternal grandparents, Rufus and Zelma Crum, and her once enslaved great-grandmother, Lucille Crum. Marla’s artistic direction was influenced… Read More
Blocks, Fresh Quilting Episode 301 This episode of Fresh Quilting features blocks—the most basic of quilt techniques. First up is Ebony Love using negative space in nontraditional quilt blocks. Then, Lee Monroe shares her basic techniques for attaching blocks together. Finally, Eliane Bergmann shows us how to create panels with scraps using a quilt-as-you-go method… Read More
Piecing, Fresh Quilting Episode 302 In this episode of Fresh Quilting, we put things together with piecing techniques. Up first is Catherine Cureton to show us how to strip-piece to save time. Simply cut and sew strips together, then subcut before assembling into blocks. Next, we meet Laura Hartrich and learn pieced modern letters. Make… Read More
Scraps, Fresh Quilting Episode 303 Sometimes as quilters, we struggle to throw out even the tiniest scrap of fabric! In this episode of Fresh Quilting, learn how to utilize those scraps in modern quilts. First, Rossie Hutchinson combines scraps and fat quarters for a multitude of options we can use to create our own unique… Read More
More Modern Blocks, Fresh Quilting Episode 304 Quilt blocks are the true building blocks of modern quilting. In episode 304 of Fresh Quilting, Brenda Ratliffe is our first guest with a lesson on mixing and using string blocks, a popular technique that creates endless variations. Next, Rossie Hutchinson is back to give the traditional log cabin block… Read More
Negative Space, Fresh Quilting Episode 305 One of the hallmarks of modern quilting is the creative use of negative space. We begin this episode of Fresh Quilting with Audrey Esarey and her thoughts on how to use negative space to highlight motifs. Then, Ebony Love returns for a lesson on partial seams – once you learn… Read More
Bits and Pieces, Fresh Quilting Episode 306 Think small in episode 306 of Fresh Quilting as we look at the bits and pieces that make up modern quilting. Laura Hartrich is first up with quilt label tips. Labels are an integral part of every quilt and Laura has three methods for creating them. Then, Audrey Esarey is… Read More
Limits, Fresh Quilting Episode 307 The world of modern quilting is wide open. The many ways to interpret designs and styles can be overwhelming. In episode 307 of Fresh Quilting, we impose our own limits to help narrow down design choices. Ebony Love shares tips to limit the palette when placing color. Next, Catherine Cureton… Read More
