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Inspiration of the Week – FFA3
photo used with permission This week's inspiration features a lovely strip quilt with a unique twist - wonky blocks are incorporated too! Bec of Chasing Cottons used Heather Ross's Far Far Away fabrics to create this great baby quilt. In Bec's own words: photo used...
Inspiration of the Week – Just Add Stripes
This week's inspiration comes from Ellen of Cathy Heck Studio. Her Just Add Stripes quilt is a lovely display of wonky stripes. photo used with permission Plus a swatch detail! photo used with permission Read Ellen's post here. Thanks for sharing,...
Inspiration of the Week – Putnam-Hauser Linen Quilt
photo used with permission The Putnam-Hauser Linen Quilt is simply astounding. Sherri of daintytime brings us this week's inspiration with her commissioned quilt for the Putnam-Hauser family. Made of linen and handquilted (yes, she handquilted that behemoth!), it's a...
Angela : World-Class Quilter
Have you seen the recent Fons & Porter newsletter with the Gammill longarm ad? Did you see the quilt in the Gammill ad?? Well, here's a huge shout out to Angela Walters, whose quilt is featured in it! Angela was introduced to the Gammill marketing executive at the...
Inspiration of the Week
For our first inspiration of the week for 2012, we are featuring some bright, happy quilts by Maritza of Notty Bits. We love the colors and polka dots in these two baby, bunting quilts. You can read more about them here, and thanks Maritza for sharing them...
Happy Holidays!
We are taking a couple weeks off the Inspiration of the Week posts to enjoy the holidays. We hope you have a wonderful holiday season! Happy Holidays!from the KCMQG Team
Inspiration of the Week – Log Cabin Scrap Quilt
For those of you with scrap stashes (and isn't that all of us??), here's some inspiration for you. Melody of Fibermania created this scrappy log cabin quilt. Isn't it awesome? This colors definitely brighten up the winter day! We love her subconscious inspiration too:...
Member Spotlight: Nikki M.
Who are you, and what do you do for a living? My name is Nikki and I’m a former 1st grade and ESL teacher who stays at home with her two sons, Wyatt (age 4) and Owen (age 3). I do some education advocacy consulting part time for families by helping them obtain...
Inspiration of the Week – Quilts for Twinsies
photo used with permission This week we have a double dose of inspiration that comes from Audrie of Blue is Bleu. Audrie was asked to make quilts for twin girls. She was given the colors that were in the girls' nursery, and asked that the quilts not be identical....
Inspiration of the Week – Log Cabin Pouch
photo used with permission This week we are looking at log cabin blocks again, in the form of a pretty little pouch. Krista of Spotted Stones made this adorable pouch for a Flickr swap group she participated in, aptly named the Pretty {little} Pouch swap. photo used...
The International Quilt Festival is Going Modern
You know modern quilting has taken the world by storm when the International Quilt Festival plans a special exhibit called The Modern Quilt Guild Showcase! This exhibit will premiere at International Quilt Market and Festival, October 26–November 4, 2012. A Call for...
Inspiration of the Week – Fact or Fiction
So what do indian corn, a lovely print fabric and a kona color card have to do with each other, you ask? Put them together and you have the inspiration for this quilt!! So begins the story of Karen of Blooming Poppies as she starts her process in making this gorgeous...
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