MY TAKE ON MODERN QUILTING AND THE MODERN QUILT MOVEMENT

10 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

I recently did a series of articles for my quilt guild.  Here is the first of several posts.  These are my personal opinions based on the research I have done in the last several months.  The opinions of other quilters may be different, but I am hoping to begin a dialogue with other quilters.  So if you have any ideas or comments just chime in and we can discuss it.

WHAT IS MODERN QUILTING?

For a while now I have been fascinated by the Modern Quilt Movement.  I first



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Category: Modern Quilt Guild, modern quilts, Nonnie's Quilting Dreams, QUILT CON

NON RICKY QUILTS

05 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

57-Oakland Raffle QuiltOAKLAND COUNTY QUILT GUILD RAFFLE QUILT RAFFLED OFF AT THE SEMINAR

52E-Sue Nickles TQS QUILTTHE QUILT SHOWS BLOCK OF THE MONTH QUILT designed by Sue Nickles and Pat Holly

53- close up BOMClose up of the FREE MOTION QUILTING

168W-EE-AAQ-4ALEX ANDERSON QUILT

157-AAQALEX ANDERSON QUILT

170-AAQ2ALEX ANDERSON QUILT



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Category: Alex Anderson, Nonnie's Quilting Dreams, Ricky Tims, RICKY TIMS SEMINAR, The Quilt Show, TQS

MORE pictures from the Ricky Tims Seminar

05 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

I just want to tell you in advance my camera …. needs to be thrown out.  First I forgot to take the program off MACRO, so all my first set of pictures are fuzzy.  I was able to re-shoot lots of pictures but they will still need editing.  When the seminar was done I reset the entire camera to factory default.  I had been afraid to do that earlier because I was afraid to mess up the settings worse then what they were.  The settings  were fixable in an editing program.  The only thing I have trouble with is out



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Category: FMQ, Kaleidoscope, Nonnie's Quilting Dreams, quilts, RHAPSODY, RICKY TIMS SEMINAR

Ricky Tims Seminar in ROCHESTER MI

05 May 2013 | Other RSS posts by

JUST got back from the Ricky Tims Seminar in Rochester MI.  I will be posting more pictures and information about my experience in the next couple of day.  Ricky has given permission to post pictures of the quilts at the seminar and I will be doing it as soon as I reformat the pictures.   IN the mean time I am posting just one or two …. plus the picture of part of my haul.  And NO I did not buy any fabric… I had promised my hubby that I would NOT…. but I did not promise I would not buy



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Category: Nonnie's Quilting Dreams

Pat Holly came to our guild

25 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by

http://aqsshows.com/AQSPaducah/

http://aqsshows.com/AQSPaducah/contests/2013-aqs-quiltweek-paducah-winners/

Pat Holly came to our guild for the March meeting.  I have already posted pictures from that night in an earlier blog.  What I did not include at the time was pictures of her newest quilt as she was taking it to PADUCAH for the big quilt show.  While at the guild she talked about her earlier works.  At the time she gave me permission to post a picture on this blog of her quilts including the her newest quilt.  So here they are.  Just think this little quilt is less than 18 inches by 18



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Category: FMQ, MINATURE QUILTS, Nonnie's Quilting Dreams, Pat Holly

NONNIE has been very bad !!!

25 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by

NONNIE has been very BAD!!

Because we just bought a new wood floor and had it installed, I have been trying to be more frugal and not buy every quilt book I have wanted.  I did good for three months then last night in a fit of insomnia I came across the QUILT with the STARS at the Fons and Porter web site.  I watched the interviews with Lynne Hagmeier of KANSAS TROUBLE QUILTERS.

 http://www.fonsandporter.com/quilt-with-the-stars.html

http://www.ktquilts.com

I fell in love with Lynne’s new layering instead of piecing technique she uses with layer cakes ( 10



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Category: Nonnie's Quilting Dreams

Where did the time go???

08 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by

Not much progress on my FMQ as this weekend just flew by with family activities. I did wave to my sewing machine a couple of times as I scampered out the door. Then when I had the time to sew I was able to enjoyed practicing several motifs that I had learned over on Craftsy. My favorite is SQUARE DOODLE and horrors of horrors you cross lines. I practiced the motifs by drawing out the motifs on paper over and over again. I was trying to practice the ins and outs of the motif. Even with the drawing practice my



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It is 3am so why am I awake????

06 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by

It is 3 am (est) so why am I awake.  My darling grandson  had a night mare and woke up screaming.  He is now sleeping the sleep of the unconscious but I am wide awake and can not go back to sleep.. BUMMER!! So I decided to journal my FMQ adventures because this is basically what this blog is about. This little baby quilt will go live in Arizona with my nephew, his wife and their expected daughter. If I want to remember the lessons I learn in this quilt I have to record them here because I will probably



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Category: Angela Walters, FMQ, free motion quilting, Leah Day, Nonnie's Quilting Dreams, Pinterest

A NEW QUILTING PODCASTER has arrived

04 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by

There is a new pod-caster BASHFUL, BRITISH QUILTER just published her first podcast. Keep our fingers crossed we are hoping she will be posting about the English Quilting scene. She is just starting her blog and podcast; currently you will find her at:

HERE IS THE LINK TO …. BASHFUL, BRITISH QUILTER’S BLOG AND PODCAST

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I hope everyone will stop by her blog and leave a comment welcoming her to the world of quilting podcasters.

Happy Quilting to all,

Nonnie

.ADDENDUM:
CAROLYN the BASHFUL BRITISH



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Category: BASHFUL BRITISH QUILTING PODCAST, Nonnie's Quilting Dreams

Free motion quilting : session TWO

02 Apr 2013 | Other RSS posts by

MIDDLE PANEL

MIDDLE PANEL

Top half of the panel


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This is from my second session of FMQ on this sheep quilt. I used a french curve for the top panel and made gentle swoops. I was trying to mark them consistently but when I sewed them I strayed from the path. I only did one single pass using 40 wt King Tut thread. I was trying to mimic background hills.
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Category: Angela Walters, CRAFTSY CLASSES, FMQ, free motion quilting, Nonnie Quilting Dreams, Nonnie's Quilting Dreams
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