Let’s talk fabric cutters. Given the Guild’s recent AccuQuilt GO! acquisition I thought I would share my experience after having had the opportunity to have a ‘play’. Let me preface this by saying that in the past I have been resistant to using fabric cutters. I heard all the rave reviews and I’ve seen the amazing […]
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 […]
At our recent Super Sewing Saturday, we were thrilled to welcome our guest speaker Jennifer Twitchett-Hyland from A Piece of Cloth. Jen was born into textiles, as her grandmother was a professional dressmaker (who, interestingly, refused to teach her how to sew). She remembers buying her first piece of fabric when she was about 13 […]