Bryan House Quilts

Make Modern Triangles Member Spotlight #25

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

Marilyn W. is our featured Make Modern Triangles Member Spotlight!

Marilyn describes her quilting ID as artistic. She also belongs to the Playful Color Quilt Guild (a Bryan House Quilts program) and loves using bright, saturated colors in her creations. She became interested in Make Modern Triangles, and even though she hasn’t made many quilts, she’s ready to learn how!

When you browse her quilt gallery below, you’ll see her playing with color and quilting with love!

QUILTING Faves and NOT-so-FAVES

What is your favorite quilt make of all time?

My all-time favorite quilt make was for a best friend from university. She went through kidney dialysis and hospice. We shared the same February birthstone, so I made her quilt in mauve colours.

Make Modern Triangles member spotlight Marilyn W. shows her favorite quilt make. Blue and neutral fabric blocks.

What are your favorite parts of quilting?

Piecing!

What are your least favorite parts of quilting?

Cutting and binding.

Spotlight on Learning IN MAKE MODERN TRIANGLES

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

More precise piecing to make triangles look good.

Marilyn W., member spotlight for Make Modern Triangles, shows her work using Procreate and modern triangles to explore gray color palettes.

What has quilting taught you about yourself?

I am more creative than I ever would have believed. I took no textile art or design courses until I was getting ready to retire. My family has no background in any type of sewing.

Nate holds up a quilt made for him by Marilyn W., member spotlight for Make Modern Triangles,

Dark blue, brown and ecru colored blocks form a modern quilt block pattern. Made by Marilyn W., the member spotlight for Make Modern Triangles,

What do you like about quilting with triangles?

The variety of patterns.

What’s next on your learn-to-do list?

Hand embroidery. New embroidery stitches to have handwork to easily take with me. Also hand embroidery to decorate small textile art pieces I enjoy making.

An art quilt made by Marilyn W., Make Modern Triangles member, using colorful embroidery to depict her garden.

A baby quilt made with light blue, teal and green print fabrics. Made by Marilyn W., the member spotlight for Make Modern Triangles,

What is your next project?

Growth chart for a friend’s new grandson.

A color play exercise that uses colored chips to depict the fabrics' color palettes. Two bold print fabrics are shown with corresponding color chips.

Marilyn’s Stash, SEwing Space and INSPIRATION

Describe your fabric stash.

Manageable: I usually buy fabric for a current project and often give away fabric leftovers.

Describe your sewing space and what you like about it.

A small bedroom in the basement level of our home – it’s a dedicated space for textile art.

Do you belong to a quilt guild?

Royal City Quilt Guild, Guelph, Ontario Canada.

Newsletter describing Marilyn W.'s quilt guild donation to a local group.

Where do you find inspiration for your quilting?

Everywhere. Online, from Make Modern Triangles, books and many wonderful quilting friends.

Art quilt made with pink and purple fabrics depicting flowers.

When you aren’t quilting, what interests do you enjoy?

Reading, flower gardening and more reading! I’m an avid reader. I have been in same monthly book club for 45 years. I also enjoy cooking and spending summers at our small lake-side cabin.

Thank you, Marilyn, for sharing your quilting journey with us!