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Great Presentation on Color

The highlight of our meeting this month was a presentation on color by our guest speaker Geoff Krueger. Very inspiring! Our members shared some wonderful projects at our meeting on Saturday! 2017 Quilt Challenge At our meeting on Saturday we also kicked off our 2017 Quilt Challenge. We are challenging each member to make a

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Quick Curve Ruler

On Saturday, Laura Pukstas led members in a great tutorial on the Quick Curve Ruler. Laura showed us several different types of quilts we can make with the ruler and then walked us through making our own Chic Star Block. We also had several members bring their projects to show the group.  

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Learning about quilt bindings

We had a great meeting in July! The highlight of the meeting was Carol Mitchell sharing different binding techniques with the group. We learned about double and single fold bindings, basing your binding width on the size of your quilt (who knew?) and many other tips. We also had several members share completed projects. Check

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What is Modern Quilting?

Modern quilts are functional, include bold colors, and are inspired by modern design. Our guild president Christy created this presentation on modern quilting to share with the Boise Basin Quilters in 2013 and we had the same presentations later for our guild. Enjoy! Modern Quilting: A Twist on Tradition from Cfa61

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Color Theory and Quilting

Color theory, or the scientific reasoning behind color mixing and the visual effects of specific color combination, can be a great asset to modern quilters. During one of the 2013 Sew Days we explored color theory and discussed its use in quilting. Here is the slideshow presented by Lindsie during the discussion. Here are a

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