{"id":2516,"date":"2016-02-24T08:39:12","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T15:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.217.193\/blog\/?p=2516"},"modified":"2016-02-24T08:39:12","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T15:39:12","slug":"creative-nudge-traffic-sewing-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/creative-nudge-traffic-sewing-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Nudge – Traffic & Sewing Bees"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Having just returned from QuiltCon<\/a> in Pasadena, I am anxious to show you what the Modern Quilters are up to these days!<\/p>\n

Here are 2 of my favorite quilts that were in the exhibit:
\n(Along with a few Modern fabrics now in stock at eQuilter – see photo above.)<\/p>\n

The quilt in the upper left hand corner is “Round About” by Marcia DeCamp from Palmyra New York. It represents a busy traffic intersection, and was made with improvisational piecing. It was machine quilted on a frame, using hand-dyed fabrics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The quilt in the lower right is “Mod Mood” by Debbie Jeske of the Seattle Modern Quilt Guild<\/a>, and her Bee Sewcial sewing group – an improv, solids-only bee<\/a> where members are encouraged to push their creative boundaries. The bee’s prompt was a Pinterest<\/a> board with Mid-Century Modern designs, including a MCM color palette.<\/p>\n

Modern quilters still talk about how the Gee’s Bend quilts<\/a> influenced them, and inspired their improvisational piecing. Nancy Crow<\/a> is of course another icon of the improve piecing genre.<\/p>\n

I think it is so cool that the Modern Quilters have re-made the Quilting Bee….and made it their own! ‘Mod Mood’ reminds me of some Mod Barkcloth that we used to carry. I wish our suppliers would reprint those great Barkcloth designs…they look like something from the set of a James Bond movie. Ha!<\/p>\n

I will continue to post photos from QuiltCon<\/a> on my photo page<\/a>. To find out more about this annual show, or to join a local Modern Quilt Guild<\/a> in your area, visit their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Friday I fly down to Mexico City for their quilt festival, and I look forward to seeing our Mexican and South American quilter friends there this weekend! (I will be there Friday night through Sunday.)<\/p>\n

Even though the registration deadline is past, I am told we can still squeak in a few more travelers for the May Cuban Arts Tour<\/a>, and our November Polar Bear Tour<\/a> is half full but still has several open spots for intrepid Arctic travelers.<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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