by Alys Gagnon Welcome to a new series of book reviews, brought to you by the Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild. With the explosion of interest and flurry of activity in modern quilting has come an enormous array of new books full of guidance, technique and importantly, new patterns. The Guild wants to explore these books, […]
There’s a huge buzz around quilty town at the moment, with the opening of the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) new exhibition “The Making of the Australian Quilt”. This stunning exhibition showcases quilts from 1800 – 1950 which are uniquely Australian and tell Australia’s story through quilts from the convict era to post WWII. To celebrate […]
The best cure for the winter blues is to join your quilty friends for a 12 hour quilting marathon! As usual, friendship, food and fun was the order of the day (and night!) with members showing off their fabulous quilty projects. Verena seriously impressed us with her mini mini (seriously, it’s mini!) Janine demonstrated her […]
Following the recent tragedy in Orlando, Florida, the MMQG were proud to contribute to the #QuiltsForPulse drive, run by the Orlando Modern Quilt Guild. Their plan is that the quilts will go to those personally affected by the tragedy: survivors, victims’ families, first responders, nurses, doctors, and LGBT groups. Working with a simple heart shaped block […]
As per usual, our May Sit and Sew Day was a hive of activity, and Show and Tell allowed members to show us their wares, so to speak. Caroline showed of this stunner, with a limited colour palette, which she used to her advantage: Catherine brought a half square triangle baby quilt with vibrant pops of […]
Above: Members of MMQG with Victoria Findlay-Wolfe (in blue) We are very fortunate that Melbourne is the home of the Australiasian Quilt Convention, so every year we step away from our sewing machines and head into the Royal Exhibition Building to catch up on all the latest in quilt world. This year, we were abuzz […]
While the Modern Quilt Guild’s event #quiltcon was taking place in Pasadena, Melbourne MQG celebrated #quiltnon2016 by holding our Sit and Sew Day. We got off with a great start with these sweet treats: Members are working on all kinds of projects. Kristy is chain-piecing […]
MMQG are pleased to announce that we are hosting Lizzy House, who will present a Trunkshow and Lecture on Friday 9 October 2015. Lizzy is a commercial fabric designer, illustrator, pattern writer and creative soul. Lizzy is probably best known as a designer of whimsical fabric collections such as Pearl Bracelets, Jewels, and Catnap. Her new collection […]