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QAAQG Quilt Along Week 9 – Butterflies
“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” …
QAAQG Quilt Along Week 8 – Squares...
“The soul of an artist cannot remain hidden.” Henri Nouwen How are you? Are you hunting eggs today? Well, we have some sort of square eggs in a square for you. Maybe you whipped up some…
QAAQG Quilt Along Week 7 – Checkerboard...
“I have decided to be happy because it is good for my health.” …
QAAQG Quilt Along Week 6 – Propellers
“Creativity is a natural extension of our enthusiasm.” Earl Nightingale Thanks to an incredibly smart quilt-alonger (it was Pat Weber!), we finally realized that the star blocks look like propellers, which makes so much…
QAAQG Quilt Along Week 5 – Rail Fence...
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” Rabindranath Tagore How are you? Do you miss an hour of sleep today? Well, it’s spring forward, fall back time again. Here…
QAAQG Quilt Along Week 4 – Half Square...
By Nico Laudenberg March 7, 2021 Have you told you lately that you love you? How are you? Did you do the center medallion yet? Well, then you are officially a hero! We hope that you are patting your shoulder at least three times a day. We also hope no younger kids grabbed some nice…
QAAQG Quilt Along Week 3 – Center Medallion...
By Nico Laudenberg February 28, 2021 “To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.” Kurt Vonnegut How are…
Quilt Along (QAL) Week 2 – Cutting Fabric
By Nico Laudenberg Feb 21, 2021 “I give myself permission to just make for the sake of making without any thought to the outcome, which can be surprisingly hard. … What I would tell my younger self is this: There is no “right” way to make art. The only wrong is in not trying, not…
Quilt Along (QAL) Week 1 – Choosing Fabric
by Nico Laudenberg Feb14, 2021 Take time to do what makes your soul happy How are you? Today’s the day: Let the feast begin! We hope you are all happy and healthy and excited to dive into our adventure. In our weekly postings, we’ll have for you a bunch of information, but we don’t…
The lure of indigo is strong — the classic blue and white combination found in many Japanese textiles is cool, crisp, and so appealing. From classic kimonos to denim jeans, indigo has been used by many cultures for dyeing cloth, and the Japanese have refined the use of indigo to an art form. This is the class to use all those lovely blue and white shibori fabrics you’ve dyed yourself, or use carefully curated blue and white fabrics from your stash. Each participant will develop a simple geometric block design based on unfolded origami shapes, set a theme and create variations, and combine them into the beginning of a fresh and modern mini quilt top.
The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. The Zoom classroom opens at 9:00 AM and students should be online by 9:15 AM.
The class runs from 9:30 AM-4:00 PM Eastern Time with a 1/2 hour break for lunch. The Zoom classroom opens at 9:00 AM and students should be online by 9:15 AM.
