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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...
Inspiration of the Week – celebrate {Fall} colors
This week's Inspiration is a gorgeous example of a Fall color palette and using circles in a quilt. Jolene of Blue Elephant Stitches did this wall quilt as an entry in Rachel's Celebrate Color series. photo used with permission We love the circular quilting on this!...
Habitat Challenge : {revealed}
On Thursday evening, the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild had its November meeting. The focus? The Habitat Challenge Reveal! Overview of Challenge Each member that wanted to participate received a bundle of 8 fat eighths of Jay McCarroll's Habitat fabric in the earth...
Inspiration of the Week – Finn’s Quilt
Do you like half-square triangles? Take a look at this lovely quilt made entirely in HSTs! It's so gorgeous in it's modern simplicity. We love how the colors work together! This is Finn's Quilt, made by Candace of Sparkle Power. photo used with permission You can see...
Inspiration of the Week – + & X Blocks Quilt
This quilt caught our eye with its wonderful use of colors and fabrics! Participating in a Japanese + and X quilt along on Flickr, Leila of Where the Orchids Grow made this quilt her own. You can see Leila's blog post here, and alllllll the other photos she took of...
Inspiration of the Week – Hash Marks
This week we are sharing one of the fabulous entries for Project Modern: Challenge 4. Hash Marks is the entry by Taya of The Type B Crafter. Taya says, "Each of the 300+ blocks (including the back) is one mark and together they are a representation of me counting the...
Inspiration of the Week – That Special Friend Pillow
photo used with permission This week's inspiration comes from Tamiko of Patchwork Notes. Tamiko created this pillow, courthouse steps log cabin style! We also love all her delicious fabric choices. In Tamiko's words, this pillow is for "that special friend who is so...
Inspiration of the Week – Housewarming Quilt
This week's inspiration comes from Eva Marie of Bijoux Baby Crafts. This summer, she made an incredible housewarming quilt, improvisational style. It was so incredible, she had a really hard time parting with it. We can sure see why! photo used with permission photo...
A Beautiful Day at Quilts on the Quad
Quilts on the Quad was held at the UMKC campus in the quad area on Saturday, October 1st. It was a great success! Lots of people came to see the quilts in particular, and quite a few people stumbled into the display while just walking around campus. Here's some tons...
Inspiration of the Week – Flight Quilt
The KCMQG is starting a new weekly blog feature called Inspiration of the Week. Each week we will post a quilt or project we’ve found that inspires us. Check back weekly to be inspired! Our first Inspiration of the Week comes from Alexis of Materials and Method. This...
Member Spotlight: Kristin M.
Who are you, and what do you do for a living? I’m Kristin, and I’m a freelance editor and writer. I do everything from educational publishing to writing catalog copy. I love working from home, and it’s great that I’m able to be with my two-month-old little boy all...
Iron Quilter (or “How We Made Four Quilts in Five Hours”)
One of the best things about The Modern Quilt Guild is the fact that there are so many chapters around the globe. Reading about the events online through their guild blogs is great not only for their members, but also for guilds in other areas looking for new ideas....
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