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....

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...

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...

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...

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...