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2024 SARASOTA MQG - AiRING OF THE QUILTS from Kwilty Pleasures

One of my favorite quilts shows happens every year at a beach

in Venice FL.

Its the Sarasota Modern Quilt Guilds

"Airing of the Quilts"

I don't always get to be there that first Saturday of February

but my friend Kathy Guenther does.

Here are some pics she sent from this years show that

Kathy took and sent me!

One of the guild challenges was Mid-Century Modern.

Jetsons Meet The Jestsons!

(Anyone remember those cartoons?)

Kathy knows how much I love Dragonflies!

We both like this style of Modern Quilts

and the colors are wonderful

and check out that ...

added by Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under mqg , quilt , quilt shows , quilts in the wild

Make May Modern from Becca's Crazy Projects

Last Saturday the Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild held their Make May Modern one day retreat. I didn't attend in person but they encouraged everyone to make a tote using the Ruby Star Society Reusable Shopping Tote pattern (free). Since I didn't attend I decided to at least sew along with part of my day and make the tote. This fabric has been in my collection for more than five years. I'm pretty sure it came to me as a mystery box of quilting cottons from Craftsy. Large prints almost always become totes or bags because I don ...

added by Becca 1 year, 11 months ago. under 2022 , bag , baltimore , maryland , modern , mqg , serger , sew , sew my stash , sewing , shopping , stash , tote

MQG Mini swap from Ellyn's Place

I can't believe this is the sixth year I've participated in the MQG Miniquilt Swap! It's fun to swap at Quiltcon each year and make a new quilty friend. That was the plan this year but again (still?) Covid got in the way and my partner is choosing not to make the trip. I get that! Did we let that stop us from fun? Heck no! Betty and I decided to FaceTime and swap our quilts live as soon as they both arrived. We were able to do that this week.

My quilt got to Betty in ...

added by Ellyn 2 years, 2 months ago. under mqg , quilt , swaps

I’m Now Post Modern from The Snarky Quilter

For many years I’ve been a member of The Modern Quilt Guild, and was part of a now defunct local modern quilt group. I’ve watched a movement that began about 2009 go national in a big way; capture the quilt … Continue reading →

added by snarkyquilter 2 years, 4 months ago. under commentary , modern quilt guild , modern quilting , mqg , quiltcon , quiltcon rejects (Comments)

Quiltcon fabric challenge - Tumbling Triangles from Ellyn's Place

I'll be honest, I haven't participated in the Modern Quilt Guild's fabric challenges in recent years. Often the fabrics they use just don't speak to me. This year was a different story. When I saw the Wyndham Artisan Cottons they were offering up I hurried to sign up. In addition to the fat eighth bundle I received from the MQG, I ordered 2 yards of one of the "neutrals" allowed, the black gray. I had no plan. So, I started making an assortment of triangle blocks, using the neutral as the background.

After mulling them over ...

added by Ellyn 2 years, 5 months ago. under challenges , fabric , mqg , quilt

Mod Tree from Ellyn's Place

The MQG just completed a challenge called the Make-a-difference challenge. Entrants made a "tree" quilt and submission fees were all donated to Trees for the Future. It was a worthy cause and a fun challenge, so I jumped in and made a tree quilt.

Winners, chosen by member vote, were announced today, so I can finally share mine with you. While it didn't win, it was very fun to make. As usual, the design came to me in the early morning hours one day. I hurried to get it into my sketchbook, then pieced it together. I really love ...

added by Ellyn 2 years, 8 months ago. under mqg , quilts

Quilting in Lime Green from Becca's Crazy Projects

When I picked up the Innova long arm I asked if there was anything MJ wanted me to quilt for her. she handed over a fun little quilt.

I chose this pretty swirl design and got stitching.

I chose a coordinating green for the top and bobbin threads. I love how the texture shows on the solid backing.

Now I can get it back to MJ so she can attach and finish the binding.

added by Becca 2 years, 10 months ago. under 2021 , baltimore , crazy , long arm , longarm , maryland , md , modern , mqg , project , projects , quilt , quilting

Confetti from M. Brito de Campos

Het MQG organiseert elk jaar een quilt ruil. Ik heb dit jaar voor de 3e keer meegedaan. Ik ben gekoppeld aan een liefhebber van uitgesproken kleuren en geometrische vormen. Vandaar de keuze voor dit quiltje.

Ik heb al eerder een soortgelijk quiltje gemaakt. Ik wist dus wat ik nodig had. In deze tijd is het heel handig om een voorraadje te hebben. En al zoekend naar een leuke achtergrond stof vond ik een jelly rol met geschikte kleuren. Ik heb 3 verschillende achtergrond stofjes gevonden. Ik kon de blokjes meteen op maat snijden. Voor de hoekjes kon ik terecht in ...

added by Marina Brito de Campos 3 years, 3 months ago. under confetti , moderne mini , mqg , mqg mini swap

Notorious from Becca's Crazy Projects

I finally took the plunge and started quilting this little piece. This was inspired by a cross stitch design created by Prudence Kitch. If you are a cross-stitcher you should check out their snarky little darlings. Get your own copy of Prudence Kitch - Notorious on Etsy. If you want to see some of my progress shots check out this post.

The background is quilted with this flower motif.

The dress is quilted with a variegated thread to make these swirls.

I added some detail to the lily.

The swirls make their way up the bodice.

Nothing fancy for the gavel ...

added by Becca 3 years, 3 months ago. under 2020 , baqs , eq , modern , mqg , piecing , quilt , quilting , scrap , sew , sew my stash

Prudence Dissents from Becca's Crazy Projects

Blogger still hasn't gotten their crap together with this new tool. Geez. When the feedback form doesn't work you know they've got their best people working on the upgrade.

Back to quilting. This past weekend I got back to work on this fun little quilt. You can read more about this project in my first post about Prudence. Admittedly, I got better at putting the units together as I went along.

I got to this point and realized I needed to take another look at the lily. I sat down with Electric Quilt but just couldn't ...

added by Becca 3 years, 6 months ago. under 2020 , baqs , eq , modern , mqg , piecing , quilt , quilting , scrap , sew

Prudence Dissents from Becca's Crazy Projects

For those of you who may get your knickers in a knot over something you perceive as political, you can skip this one. If you believe women's rights are human rights, you can stick around to see what this is about.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served 27 years on the Supreme Court of the United States. She changed the world both as a litigator before the Supreme Court and as a Justice on the Court. She argued six gender discrimination cases before the Supreme Court between 1973 and 1976, winning five. My life as a mother, wife, and service-member ...

added by Becca 3 years, 6 months ago. under 2020 , baqs , eq , modern , mqg , piecing , quilt , quilting , scrap , sew

Modern Classic from Leftovers (Between the Blinds) from Sew Sunshine

This is the MQG modern classic makeover pattern by Diana Vandeyar called "Oblique" for the Feb 2017 issue.

I originally made the Chess on the Steps by Krista Hennebury. I named mine 'Strength and Beauty' HERE

I thought I could use additional fabrics in the composition with the specific ones the MQG listed but I don't think that is what they wanted. So with lots of leftovers I decided to see if I had enough fabric left to make another quilt.

I think I want to call mine "Between the Blinds"

58" x 58"

Straight line quilting

Foundation PP ...

added by Kris 3 years, 12 months ago. under bella solids , fpp , freezer paper , from the stash , modern classic makeover , modern quilt guild , mqg , oblique

Quiltcon Miniquilt swap from Ellyn's Place

Hello Friends! Here I am fresh out of the car from Quiltcon..... laundry going and ready for a nap. Seriously. This was the most exhausting, crazy fun weekend I've spent in a long long time. There is much to process and share, but today I thought I'd talk a bit about the mini quilt swap, which I entered for the fourth time this year. And look at this incredible beauty I brought home with me....

Tish from Toronto made this for me and boy did she hit the nail on the head! I love it so much. And ...

added by Ellyn 4 years, 2 months ago. under mqg , quiltcon , quilts , swaps

Baton Rouge MQG November meeting from Fleur de Lis Quilts and Accessories

I am still playing catch-up for last week. The BRMQG had its November meeting with several show and share ideas. Also, a treat for me, the president brought in a guest from Germany. Bridget and Marquita met in an airport. One had a quilt sticker on her luggage and the other saw it. Of course, they struck up a conversation.

Yvonne's take on a women
in history challenge

Bridget decided to attend the Houston Quilt Fest and contacted Marquita (they've kept in touch) and the two decided to make a road trip. One from overseas, the other from ...

added by Mary at Fleur de Lis Quilts 4 years, 5 months ago. under #fleurdelisquilts , @fleurdelisquilts , baton rouge , brmqg , guilds , modern , mqg , quilters , quilting , quilts

Modern Quilting from Becca's Crazy Projects

Michael Miller Fabrics donated some fabric to the Baltimore Modern Quilt Guild to help with our charitable quilt-making. I picked up a bundle of fabric at the last meeting and I finally pulled it out to come up with a plan.

This border print is super cute and deserved to be highlighted. I did some measuring and decided on a layout. I worked up a design in Electric Quilt, pulled fabrics from my collection to make up the top, and got cutting.

I'm not sure how modern this quilt is. It uses traditional blocks, but modern fabrics.

Here is ...

added by Becca 4 years, 6 months ago. under 2019 , baltimore , charity , crazy , electric quilt , fabric , maryland , md , mqg , project , projects , quilt , ruler , sew , sew my stash , tool

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