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Good news, we have extended our submissions deadline for Modern Patchwork to May 31 and we'd love to hear from you! Modern Patchwork is our semiannual special issue focused on fresh and contemporary projects in the latest fabrics. We are looking for original designs with modern-day appeal. This issue...
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Good news, we have extended our submissions deadline for International Quilt Festival: Quilt Scene to May 20 and we'd love to hear from you! International Quilt Festival: Quilt Scene is our annual issue of fresh ideas for today's quilter, including patterns and projects, galleries of beautiful...
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What's the best way to see your quilt or project in the pages of Modern Patchwork or International Quilt Festival: Quilt Scene ? Submit your work to us! Modern Patchwork is our semiannual special issue focused on fresh and contemporary projects in the latest fabrics. We are looking for original designs...
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Who doesn't love a quick and clever patchwork project, especially if the combination of fabrics and design practically guarantee the project will brighten your day? Triangle Patchwork Pouch by Ayumi Takahashi. I'm often drawn to the zakka-style designs of Ayumi Takahashi who frequently creates...
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QuiltCon, the quilt show and convention presented by The Modern Quilt Guild last month was energetic and fun in so many ways. A real celebration of the art of quilting . Happiness is . . . winning Best in Show. Me congratulating winning quilt artist Victoria Findlay Wolfe. We saw many fans of Cloth Paper...
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About three years ago my friend Linda got me hooked on Pojagi. Ever since she told me about this beautiful Korean form of patchwork quilting , I've been experimenting with it The headband I made for 101 Patchwork Projects + Quilts with the plan for how the patchwork pieces go together. The real beauty...
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This morning, while the Quilting Arts team reviewed the projects we have for this year's issue of Modern Patchwork magazine, we noticed we have several patchwork pillows. Too many? No way! Each one is different in design and style, and all are so pretty we couldn't possibly eliminate any of them...
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Have you ever dressed to match your quilt? Accidentally or on purpose? My quilt and I match! Here at Interweave, the teams of Quilting Arts , Stitch , and Cloth Paper Scissors magazines take a few moments out each week to gather together for Show and Tell. We show projects we've finished or started...
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Judging by the comments on the Quilting Daily Facebook page, a lot of you received fabric and new quilting gadgets for Christmas — perhaps even a new sewing machine? If you're like me, you're now itching to use those new goodies in quilting projects . Maybe scrap quilts with all the leftovers...
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I hate to admit it to myself and to others, but I really did just ruin a small pillow top by machine quilting it. You read correctly: I ruined a perfectly nice piece of patchwork. The stitching is crooked, the thread is blah, the quilting takes away from the design rather than enhancing it, and the workmanship...
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We'll never see another date like 12-12-12 in our lifetime, so we're celebrating with a special sale featuring 12 top products from the Quilting Daily Shop at a very special price: $12.12. A sampling of today's $12.12 bargains. You'll find popular Quilting Arts Workshop videos on surface...
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Modern quilting , with its bold new contemporary style marked by graphic designs made from bright fabrics, is attracting young and old, new and experienced quilters. Modern quilting designs by Elizabeth Hartman. Details of the Crazy Nine-Patch Lattice quilt (top) and the New Wave quilt design (above...
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As much as I love the hands-on process of creating with fabric and thread, I appreciate the easy of digital products that I can access--and shop for--online. On this Cyber Monday, I thought I would share with you some of my favorite digital products from the Quilting Daily Shop. If I didn't already...
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During almost a year of sharing quilting ideas with you via the Quilting Daily blog, I've noticed something interesting: circles are popular. Whether the circles are sewn with hand stitching or machine quilting doesn't matter. Every time I write about circle motifs, the post gets a big response...
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Filed under: Embroidery, Machine Quilting, How to Quilt, Patchwork Quilt, Quilt Blocks, Quilting Designs, Fabric Art, Hand Sewing, Sewing Techniques, Quilt Patterns, Hand Stitches, Quilting Techniques, Fabric Painting
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One really has to marvel at the talent of our quilting foremothers. With basic geometric shapes and materials they had at hand, these (mostly) women made quilt block patterns . Then they made them their own, taking the traditional quilt blocks and putting their own spin on the design. Rotating simple...