January's Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild challenge was to make a mini inspired by a QuiltCon quilt. Pictures of QuiltCon quilts were all over Instagram, so it was easy to be inspired even if you couldn't do so live. As I scrolled through all the...
All the Angles My Ann Arbor/Chicago MQG Mini Swap quilt, All the Angles, is finished and delivered to our swap mama (the awesome Dorie, who coordinates all the A2MQG swaps and our round robin). This full shot gives you a better idea of the quilting. The quilting...
It's funny that this post should follow my previous one about soft colors :) This is some of my progress for the Ann Arbor/Chicago MQG mini swap. My partner likes bright colors and improv - I wrote about beginning the project here. I made some...
I spent some time yesterday making these improv blocks for a swap I'm participating in. Improv isn't my strength, but it is what my partner likes and swaps are about stretching yourself, so my challenge was on. I had enjoyed playing with these triangles in Luke...
Our A2MQG swap activity next month is teeny, tiny patchwork. The final product doesn't itself have to be small, but it must include some teeny, tiny patchwork. Perhaps because I never work small, I decided I have to participate! So last night I thought I'd give...
I haven't been making any charity quilts. It's been bugging me for a while. Turning your hobby into your job is an awesome thing, but sewing that isn't work related tends not to happen. So, I'm issuing myself a Charity Challenge to make it happen. For...
If you are anywhere near southeastern Michigan this weekend, you must come to the Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild Quilt Show! I'm a longtime member of this guild and the show is always fantastic! There are over 200 amazing quilts of all kinds, lots of...
My quilt guild worlds are happily colliding this summer! The Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild's biannual quilt show July 26 and 27 will feature a special exhibit of modern quilts by the Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild. I volunteered to do a tutorial on how...
Thanks to everyone who participated in the AAMQG auction on eBay - we raised over $500 for Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley!...
One of our fantastic Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild members got a lot of free fabric from Spoonflower. Spoonflower! Many members made rows, which were then assembled into quilts and those quilts are now being auctioned on ebay to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Huron...