We began our Sew Day with Show and Tell.  Here are some recent projects by our members:

January 2014 Sew Day Lindsie

January 2014 Sew Day Angela

Christy showed examples of how modern fabrics and color can transform traditional blocks into something modern.

We began with some inspiring modern quilting found on our Pinterest board.
January 2014 Sew Day Modern Quilt Inspiration

Some modern fabric lines we like!
January 2014 Sew Day Fabric Lines

We like to support our local quilt shops in Boise, but we also buy online. Here are some of our favorite online shops.
January 2014 Sew Day Fabric Shops Online

We worked through an online tutorial together to illustrate how tweaking the design of a traditional quilt block can make it modern.  Here are some Modern Sawtooth Star quilt blocks we made from this tutorial.
January 2014 Sew Day Modern Sawtooth Star Quilt Blocks

1 Comment on January 2014 Sew Day – a Recap

  1. So sorry I couldn’t be there, it looks very stimulating. Love the show and tell, and am going to make my own versions of the tweaked sawtooth star. Hope to see you all next month!

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