Modern Meet Up in May

Modern Meet UpSaturday, May 19 • 7-9pm • The Marriott Tower (map it)   Co-hosted by the Kansas City and Saint Louis Modern Quilt Guilds. The Modern Meet Up will be a casual affair, open to all modern quilters and artists and those interested in modern quilting....

Inspiration of the Week – triangle victory

This week’s inspiration comes from Svetlana of s.o.t.a.k. handmade who turned her “triangle fiasco into a successful quilt!” Svetlana tried multiple methods to get her triangles lined up before giving up in defeat. Thanks to the comments she received...

Inspiration of the Week – Stained Glass Windows

This week our inspiration is an absolutely stunning mini quilt meant to look like a stained glass window. Katie of Swim, Bike, Quilt! made this mini for a flickr group. She pieced together the color wheel sections of the quilt all from scraps! Her great selection of...

Inspiration of the Week – Solid Science

How can you make a square out of a circle? That’s the idea behind the Solid Science quilt that Jo of Bearpaw made. Jo was watching the Royal Institute’s science show one day and that particular line stuck in her head. “That would be a great...

Weeks Ringle is coming in May

The Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild is very pleased to announce a special guest speaker in May: Weeks Ringle! Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr run Modern Quilt Studio (formerly Fun Quilts). Their most recent book is called Transparency Quilts, available as of January 2012....