As a quilter, do you incorporate creative journaling into your creative practices? Maybe you already use a sketchbook or a journal as part of your creative habits. But, are you getting the most out of your creative journaling time? I believe that we all are creative and we all can design. If we have the right tools. Using a journal…
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6 Creative Journaling Strategies for Quilting
Triangle in a Square {Tutorial}
Hey guys! Today, I’m sharing a triangle quilt tutorial. This tutorial will show you how to turn a Modern Triangle into a Square Block. I published this tutorial as part of my online workshop, Design Impov with Triangles. But I’ve had a couple of requests for this tutorial outside of that workshop, especially for those of you who enjoyed making…
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Solstice BOM Months 1&2 Member Gallery
Inside the Make Modern Triangles program we are a couple months into the Solstice Block of the Month quilt. Each time I see their beautiful triangles I do a little “ooooh aaaaah” squeal. So I wanted to do a member gallery to celebrate these makers. This post is full of eye candy! In Month 1 we made this fun, stripey…
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Fabric 101: Types of Prints by Design
Let’s talk types of fabric prints. Before knowing how to use printed fabric, it’s helpful to know what types of printed fabric is available to us quilters. I like to think about prints in two ways – by color (Part 1) and by design (Part 2 – you are here.). In this post, we’ll talk about prints in terms from…
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How to Paint an Abstract Watercolor
In this post, you’ll learn how to paint your own abstract watercolor just like the painting I used to design my Tie Dye Courthouse quilt. Why Watercolor? Now, quilters I know this isn’t quilting related per se. But if we are going to be quilting in color then exploring other media is essential to discovering our practice. Watercolor is an…
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