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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 from blogland,...
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 quilt...." she thought. So,...
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....
Inspiration of the Week – Sugar Mountain
This week we offer you some very colorful inspiration. Introducing Sugar Mountain by How to be Jenna! photos used with permission This appliqué work looks like candy mountains to us! How whimsical and innovative. Jenna says she was inspired by the Neil Young song,...
Charity Pouch Project Update
It's been almost a year since the we started our long-term charity project, the Fetal Demise Pouches. We thought it was time for an update. This project, which is often hard to talk about, is very close to our hearts. If this is the first you've heard of it, here's a...
Inspiration of the Week – atmosphere.
This week our inspiration comes from Leanne at she can quilt. Her creation, called atmosphere., is made from little cotton scraps and Kona white. It's a mini quilt, and just lovely in it's modern simplicity. Check out Leanne's blog for more details on how she made and...
Inspiration of the Week – Bento Bikes Baby Quilt
This week's inspiration comes to us from Kate of Needle and Spatula. Kat's gorgeous Bento Bikes Baby Quilt is made in blues, greens and greys. She started with log cabin/square in square blocks, then cut them into fourths and rearranged them into the bento block...
Inspiration of the Week – Equilibrium
This week's inspiration is all about balance. Cinzia of deux petites souris created her Equilibrium quilt as an exercise in searching for balance. The colors are definitely modern, and we just love how graphic it is. Read Cinzia's post here to find out more about her...
Inspiration of the Week – Modern circles pillow cover
This week's inspiration post is a great, modern circle pillow cover. It was made by Kirie of Shape Moth for a flickr swap group called For the Love of Solids. We love the colors and the clean, geometric feel of it! Check out Kirie's post to see what kind of materials...
Inspiration of the Week – Scrappy Chevron Quilt
Kati of From the Blue Chair provides us with our inspiration of the week this week. She wanted to make a chevron quilt and was searching the internet for ideas. Not finding exactly what she wanted, she came up with her own design! We love how this scrappy chevron is...
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