The Modern Quilt Guild

Supporting and encouraging the growth and development of modern quilting through art, education, and community.

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Our first MQG Sessions Virtual Quilt Event is starting today-and if you're a member you can still register any time during the event, and watch it on demand for 2 weeks! Get the details here: https://t.co/FTxHbOeXls

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This quilt is "21st Century Modern Log Cabin" (46” x 55’) by Geraldine Warner. See it at the Houston Quilt Festival in the exhibit "Modern Quilt Guild—Points of View from QuiltCon 2022." @TheMQG

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Join a panel of MQG leaders as they discuss best practices and techniques to build your guild community. Drawing on the experience of the Guild Programming and Leadership Task Force and numerous MQG guild leaders, you'll walk away with great information … https://t.co/2mU3xSDCPS

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Join us for a webinar today on "Fearless Straight Line Quilting" with @nataliabonner. Natalia will show you some basics of quilting with machine quilting rulers, anyone can do it! Working on a domestic machine or longarm machine, you can use machine quil… https://t.co/XkBwc674Rd

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Join us for a webinar tonight with @christinericks_ on "A Graphic Designers Guide to Quilt Design and Layout: How to apply design elements and principals to your quilting repertoire." Christine will talk about her background in graphic design, how it lea… https://t.co/CL75I6nLIE

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Want to be featured in the next edition of QuiltCon Magazine? Submit your ideas! We’re looking for a variety of articles and patterns. The deadline is September 17, 2019, so apply soon. ⠀
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#quiltcon #quiltconmagazine #themqg #modernquilting #modernq… https://t.co/zAY9E7bbhK

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Hey MQG Leaders! You've asked for more support as a guild leader and we're launching our Leadership webinar series tomorrow! The first webinar is "How to Run a Board Meeting" hosted by @fire4hairlady and Benjamin Marshall. Link in profile to register… https://t.co/xWBvzJ4INc

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Join us for a webinar tonight with @heidi.parkes about "Improv Hand Quilting." Heidi will talk about her approach to hand quilting in three parts: design, materials, and meditation. ⠀
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This restorative webinar starts at 8 pm EDT, 5 pm PDT. Members, … https://t.co/yEf4gMTeF2

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

The next digital issue of the MQG's Modern Monthly has just been released! Visit https://t.co/2MsDIb8tBa to browse Issue 02, which is full of new patterns, articles and resources by MQG members.

#showusyourmqg #themqg #mqgmodernmonthly #mqgqom #modern… https://t.co/TkhuhrlSSb

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Don't forget, we've got lots of great benefits that aren't always creative but opportunities for fun! The Leadership Task Force did a fantastic job creating a Guild Leadership Handbook and if you're a guild leader it's an amazing resource to running your… https://t.co/HxUebrCvfv

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

There are only 100 spots left for the QuiltCon 2020 Me+You Fabric Challenge! Fabric is first-come first serve, and members can sign up to receive a free bundle of fabric by using the form in our profile link. #mqgfabricchallenge #showusyourmqg

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[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

We are thrilled to announce our QuiltCon fabric challenge is with @me__and__y0u and their Indah Batiks. Members will get a form to sign up on July 16, at 5 pm EST, 2 pm PDT. Quantities are limited, so first-come, first-serve. Of course, you can support y… https://t.co/a2WDwCY8pW

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Join us for a webinar tonight with @minnowpeck! In "Beyond Modern Traditionalism: Blocks Inspired by Other Crafts," Ginny will describe how she approached designing her afghan-inspired quilt, "Fauchet" and how her relationships and conversations with cra… https://t.co/abExM8GFRm

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

QuiltCon registration is now open for MQG members! Members, please check your email for the link, or visit https://t.co/cOWoz5SPWh.⠀ https://t.co/Q6ibEQ5gD9

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

The QuiltCon 2020 catalog and schedule is now available! View it at the link in our profile, and start plotting your schedule. See you in Austin, Feb. 20-23, 2020!

MQG Member registration opens June 25th at 10am EDT, 7am PDT. Non-member registration ope… https://t.co/rYSz5P35wB

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Don't forget that the Riley Blake Fabric Challenge submissions are due by May 31st! That's just a few days away 😱. Time to sew on the binding, snap a picture and submit!

Learn more and submit at the link in our profile: https://t.co/b3klzGFf5J… https://t.co/luqRqHtAAF

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Join us for our next webinar, "Modern Quilts from my Grandmothers," this Thursday with @slbphilly! In this webinar, Sarah Bond will discuss part quilt history, part family history and part modern quilt inspiration based on the work of her grandmothers. T… https://t.co/wP5wWIlv2o

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Join us for our next webinar, Made in Japan: Quilts, Cotton & Indigo, with Teresa Duryea Wong, @third_floor_quilts. Japan’s textile history will come alive as you learn about these two epic plants and how they forever changed the world. Tune in with us o… https://t.co/QHEjUohyUT

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

Introducing the new Modern Monthly! It's the same content you love from from the MQG, now in a neat three-month issue.

Visit https://t.co/2MsDIb8tBa to browse three months of MQG patterns and resources in one convenient bundle. We'll still send you fe… https://t.co/lXRoyNNbgf

[The Modern Quilt Guild @TheMQG]

The March Quilt of the Month is Aphrodite by @satterwhitequilts!

She says: "During the process of creating a new quilt design, the real magic happens when I can let go of my expectations and literal inspiration—the shapes start walking and the colors st… https://t.co/NF2Ox6Nn88