Quilts, Sewing Space, Stash and Inspiration This week, our Make Modern Triangles member spotlight is Wendy R. An adventurous quilter, Wendy likes all kinds of quilting and loves to try new techniques. She has explored many sides of quilting – see her eclectic quilts in the gallery below. Make Modern Triangles club is a membership program that features the Sparkler…
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Make Modern Triangles Member Spotlight
How to Make Better Quilts by Adding One Step
How to make better quilts? By adding testing blocks to the process, your quilts will always turn out better.
Make Modern Triangles Member Spotlight
Make Modern Triangles member spotlight is focused on Karen S. this week, who has been a member of several programs during the past year. When I asked Karen to describe her quilting ID, she said, “it’s a combination of traditional, artistic, modern and kitsch, as the spirit moves me.” Apparently, 1) Karen has many quilting lives, and 2) she will…
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Tame Triangles with 5-Step Process
Want a beautiful quilt top finish? Tame triangles with a 5-step process! A beautiful (flat!) quilt top finish starts with the inside of the quilt. Quilts are often smoke and mirrors – what happens on the inside – nesting, pressing and pounding – looks very different on the outside in a good way. Who hasn’t hollered ‘Lay flat!’, ‘Match up!’ or ‘@%/#!’ at unruly…
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The Best Notions For Making Triangle Quilts
The best notions for making modern triangle quilts are all about easy, reliable repetition and time-saving accuracy. Just in time for the 2022 BOM season! I used to dismiss the best notions for making triangle quilts as over the top. Do I really need a mat that rotates? Give me a machine, mat, straight ruler and rotary cutter and I’d…
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