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Make Modern Triangles Member Spotlight #19

Block of the Month Program· Modern Triangle Quilts· Sewing with Triangles

30 Mar

Make modern Triangles member spotlight: Ann U.

Ann U. is our featured Make Modern Triangles Member Spotlight!

Ann describes her quilting ID as modern and she has played with different patterns and methods in the genre. She professes her love for variety.

She posts her BOM progress regularly in the Triangle Chatter Community and we love it! When you browse her quilt gallery below, you’ll see her playing with triangles and interesting color palettes.

Make Modern Triangles featured member photo of the 2022 Sparkler BOM month 1 blocks.
Ann celebrates her Sparkler Month 1 finish with a post inside the community. (See the bottle of wine?)

Make Modern Triangles featured member photo of a Wildflower BOM quilt finish.
Quilt made by Ann U.

QUILTING Faves and NOT-so-FAVES

What is your favorite quilt make of all time?

Blue and white stars quilt inspired by van Gogh.

Make Modern Triangles featured member photo of her favorite quilt made with various blues and white fabrics.
Ann’s favorite quilt make inspired by van Gogh.

What are your favorite parts of quilting?

Piecing!

What are your least favorite parts of quilting?

Free motion quilting and hand quilting.

Spotlight on Learning IN MAKE MODERN TRIANGLES

When you joined Make Modern Triangles, what did you want to learn and/or accomplish?

I love to learn new things, so I wanted to learn how I could create triangles and use them in quilts I designed myself. Still working on that. But I’m enjoying the process and the BOMs!

Make Modern Triangles featured member photo of the Wildflower blocks completed.
Wildflower BOM progress posts in the Triangle Chatter Community.

What has quilting taught you about yourself?

I like variety!

Make Modern Triangles featured member photo of a Red, white and blue quilt made with half square triangles and equilateral triangles.

What do you like about quilting with triangles?

The endless variety of triangles that can be used in so many ways!

What’s next on your learn-to-do list?

Long-arm quilting- I just bought a long arm machine!

What is your next project?

A small Cosmos challenge quilt- it’s designed but not made yet.

Modern strip pieced arrow quilt made by Ann U.

Make Modern Triangles featured member photo of a traditional quilt with with muted, tonal pinks, greens, reds and blues.
Quilt made by featured member Ann U.

Make Modern Triangles featured member photo of an improvisational wonky circles blocks in bright colors.
Made by featured member Ann U.

Modern triangle quilt made with print fabrics in blue, gray, black and yellow.
Modern triangle quilt made by featured member Ann U.

Ann’s Stash, SEwing Space and INSPIRATION

Describe your fabric stash.

Enough to fill a room and then some: What can I say? I love fabric and lots of it!

Describe your sewing space and what you like about it.

It has lots of built-in storage and a door I can close when my “creative process” gets messy!

Do you belong to a quilt guild?

Gems of the Prairie Quilters in Peoria, IL for 22 years, and Bloomington-Normal Modern Quilt Guild for 8 years.

Where do you find inspiration for your quilting?

Quilt shows, quilt guild meetings and the Internet.

Quilt made with varied sizes of star blocks in blue and violet fabrics.
Quilt made by featured member Ann U.

Thank you, Ann, for sharing your colorful quilts with us!

Related links about Make Modern Triangles

  • How to Organize Foundation Pieced Quilt Projects
  • Featured Member Debbie U. in the Spotlight
  • Member Spotlight Gayle K.
  • Wendy R. Member Spotlight
  • Make Modern Triangles
  • Tame Triangles with 5-Step Process

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  1. rebeccabryan says

    April 2, 2022 at 10:56 am

    Ann it’s such a pleasure to see you and your amazing quilts in our community. Thank you! <3

  2. Nancy Powell says

    April 2, 2022 at 11:31 am

    What a great profile of Ann and her work. Ann is an amazing quilter and fellow guild member. The beautiful work she showed in this post is only a small sample of her talent. She shows dedication to her guilds with her teaching and sharing. Congrats on your new longarm! Can’t wait to see your Kona mini in May! See you soon! – Nancy P

  3. Nancy Mashburn says

    April 3, 2022 at 6:55 am

    Wow is the only thing I thought, then wow again!!! So so fabulous!! Thank you for sharing!! These are the ones that make me want to try my hand at quilting, as I love navy and white. Then I see a crisp white background and a color explosion and want to. Time will tell if I remain a wantabee or a quiltbee!! Love these quilts!!!!

  4. Georjean L. says

    April 3, 2022 at 8:54 am

    Congratulations on being the featured on the member spotlight. Your quilts are beautiful. I’ve had the privilege of seeming your fabric pulls but not always the completed quilt. It is great to see them in their complete form and such a credit to your talent. You are inspiring! Keep up the beautiful work!

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I think sometimes we put so much pressure on ourselves to make something perfect that we forget we’re allowed to just play.

👉 You’re allowed to mess up the fabric.
👉 You’re allowed to make something ugly.
👉 You’re allowed to try something you’re not so sure about.

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That’s exactly why I’m so excited to be co-hosting the Quilters Paradise Summit again this September. 

It’s a completely FREE online event created to help you learn new quilting techniques, make beautiful things, and connect with other people who get just as excited about fabric as you do. 😄

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You can have years of experience and still watch a You can have years of experience and still watch another quilter do something and think, WAIT. You can do it like THAT?! 😅

Those little discoveries can completely change the way you sew. They can make something easier, spark an idea for a new project, or give you the confidence to finally try something you’ve been avoiding.

And that’s exactly the kind of experience we’re creating at the Quilters Paradise Summit Fall 2026.

I’ll be co-hosting this FREE online quilting event September 21–28, where you’ll have the opportunity to learn new techniques, discover beautiful projects, and connect with fellow quilters.

You might leave with the idea for your next quilt... or discover an entirely new way to make it. 🧵✨

Comment ‘SUMMIT’ to save your spot for free and come quilt with us!

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
I’ve been quilting for 15 years, and I have failed I’ve been quilting for 15 years, and I have failed PLENTY of times. 👇

I’ve made things I didn’t like. I’ve cut fabric wrong. I’ve had ideas that worked beautifully in my head and... not so beautifully once I started sewing them together.

But all of those failed have been how I learned.

I think sometimes we put so much pressure on ourselves to make something perfect that we forget we’re allowed to just play.

👉 You’re allowed to mess up the fabric.
👉 You’re allowed to make something ugly.
👉 You’re allowed to try something you’re not so sure about.

Because the alternative is always wondering what it would be like to make your own quilt or to try the new thing and never actually finding out. 

I’d rather take the chance, and let myself fail a few times. 

I’ve got the perfect place for you to start with a free class where you have nothing to lose other than an hour of your time and a teeny bit of fabric, but you have a whole new hobby and quilty world to gain. 

Comment ‘FREE’ to take the class. ✨

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
One of the things that I love most about quilting One of the things that I love most about quilting is that there is always something new to learn. 

You never stop learning, creating, making mistakes, and repeating the whole process. You’ll discover a new technique to try, a new way to use the fabric already sitting in your stash, a project that stretches you just enough to make that eventual TA-DA! feel even better.

That’s exactly why I’m so excited to be co-hosting the Quilters Paradise Summit again this September. 

It’s a completely FREE online event created to help you learn new quilting techniques, make beautiful things, and connect with other people who get just as excited about fabric as you do. 😄

Whether you’ve been quilting for years or you’re still watching from the sidelines wondering if you could actually do this, come join us September 21–28 for a week of quilting, completely free, where you’re guaranteed to learn something new.

Maybe this is your sign to stop saving quite so many quilting videos... and start making something you’ll feel proud of. 🤍

Follow the link in my bio to get your free ticket. 🎟️ 

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
What if, even while you’re sitting in your own sew What if, even while you’re sitting in your own sewing room, you had a whole community of quilters cheering you on, celebrating your finished blocks, answering your questions, and reminding you to keep going when you’re feeling stuck?

I think that’s one of the things people are craving most right now.

You don’t want just another hobby, but a place to belong, connection to grow, and people to learn from.

People who understand why you’re excited about a new fabric pull, why matching points deserve a little happy dance, or why finally finishing a quilt is such a big accomplishment.

That’s exactly what we’ve built inside the Make Modern Triangles Club.

Quilters from all over the world, of all ages and experience levels, learning together, encouraging one another, sharing their progress, and proving that quilting is even more fun when it’s shared.

And if you’re someone who’s been wishing for an even closer sense of community... someone who would love to spend time quilting in person with other people who love this craft as much as you do... Let’s just say you might want to stick around and make sure that you are following along. 😉

I have something very special I’ve been dreaming up behind the scenes, and I can’t wait to share it with you soon. 🧵✨

#modernquilting #paperpiecing #foundationpaperpiecing #quiltingtechnique #quiltteacher
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