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Part 1 – Modern Meet Up Success
Are you guys as tired as we are? Whew! What a Meet Up!! Now that the furor has died down, the first thing we want to do is thank all the fabulous sponsors who made this event possible. Prize table First up: The Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild and the Saint Louis Modern...
Venue change for the Modern Meet Up!
Our expected crowd count for tonight has exceeded the Marriott bar and lounge capacity, so we have booked a ballroom just for you to hang out in! The Modern Meet Up will now be in the Count Basie Ballroom on the second floor of the Marriott Tower hotel. The time is...
The Kandinsky Challenge
Members of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild recently participated in a Kandinsky Challenge. Nine Kandinsky paintings were presented and quilters created a quilt inspired by the painting of their choice using solid fabrics. Many of these quilts are being shown in an...
COMING UP SOON – Modern Meet Up and Weeks Ringle
We wanted to remind everyone of two really exciting upcoming events! First, this Saturday, May 19th is the Modern Meet Up! Open to everyone, it begins at 7pm. Click here for details and to see all the sponsors (with crazy-cool prizes)! Second, Weeks Ringle will be...
KCMQG Retreat
The KC Modern Quilt Guild held its very first retreat at the beginning of April. We met at the lovely Spring Hill Suites in Lawrence, KS for a weekend filled with sewing, shopping, snacking, and very little sleeping. The retreat started on Friday afternoon in...
Inspiration of the Week – improv boy quilt
If you're one of those quilters who struggle to come up with ideas for boy quilts, this inspiration is for you! Straight from Erica at Kitchen Table Quilting, this improv boy quilt is a great mix of "manly" colors and fabrics! We think a boy of 8, or maybe any boy,...
Inspiration of the Week – Miniature Quilt
This week our inspiration is in the form of a trapunto mini quilt. Have you tried trapunto before? Trapunto is the act of adding extra batting to specific areas of a quilt to make it puff out more. Greta of Greta's Quilting Studio did a fantastic job on this miniature...
Inspiration of the Week – Echo Pillow
This week we are showcasing a pillow inspired by the works of Yoshiko Jinjenzi and made with Echo fabric by Lotta Jansdotter. Debbie of Esch House Quilts created this pillow design with simplicity in mind. We love its minimalism and pops of color. Visit Debbie's post...
Inspiration of the Week – Sherbert Squares
This week's inspiration is a wonderful, heart-warming quilt made for the do. Good Stitches charity bee. It's so colorful! Holly of bijou lovely says her inspiration for the quilt was ice cream! Grape sherbert, anyone? photo used with permission Holly quilted this...
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...
