Each quarter members spin a wheel to choose elements they then incorporate into a Mini Quilt.
Annual Fixed Elements
- Alternate Gridwork
- Asymmetry
- Dense Quilting
- Graphic Layout
- Improvisation
- Minimalism
- Modern Traditionalism
- No Borders
- Play on Scale
- Solid Fabrics
- Modern Prints
- Vast use of negative space
- Maximalism
Q1 Elements
Element 1
- Use at least 2 of the SVMQG Guild colors
- Use a neon color
- Use at least 8 colors
- Use black, white, + one color
- Use a tertiary color scheme
- Use a complimentary color scheme
- Use only tints in your color scheme
- Use a split complimentary color scheme
Element 2
- Inspiration by artist Anni Albers
- Modernize the Road to California block
- Nod to mother nature
- Modernize the King’s Crown block
- Inspired by artist Yayoi Kusama
- Modernize the Return of the Swallows block
- Album Art inspiration
- Inspiration by artist Kehinde Wiley
Dianne Gates-Anderson
Solid Fabrics | 2 SVMQG colors | Return of the SwallowsDonna Smith
No Borders | Tints only | Mother NatureDarla Gallentine
Alternate Gridwork | 2 SVMQG colors | Anni AlbersRochelle Rosales
Graphic Layout | Complementary colors | Yayoi KusamaRhonda Rosales
Modern Prints | Complementary colors | Album ArtBeverly Thompson
Dense Quilting | Tertiary colors | Anni AlbersTricialyn Apolinar
Graphic Layout | Neon color | Yayoi KusamaRachel Petterson
Scale | Neon color | Return of the SwallowsLisbeth Polavarapu
– | At least 8 colors | Album ArtAmy Wang
Minimalism | Complimentary colors | Kehinde WileyMandy Fleig
Minimalism | Tints only | Kehinde WileyDonna Steiner
Solid Fabrics | Tints only | Return of the SwallowsCarolyn Cheng
Graphic Layout | Split complimentary | Road to CAMichele Dour
Graphic Layout | 2 SVMQG colors | King’s Crown
Q2 Elements
Element 1
- Use this beetle as inspiration for your color palette:
- Cincindela Chinensis
- Chrysolina Cerealis
- Sphaerocoris Annulus
- Tectocoris Diophthalmus
- Anthaxia Candens
- Hoplia Coerulea
- Acrocinus Longimanus
- Cincindela Chinensis
Element 2
- Use any reference to this city for inspiration:
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Vancouver, Canada
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Brisbane, Australia
- Mumbai, India
- Dubai, UAE
- Lima, Peru
Donna Smith
No Borders | Sphaerocoris Annulus | VancouverDonna Steiner
Solids | Hibiscus Harlequin | CopenhagenRhonda Rosales
Modern Prints | Hibiscus Harlequin | LagosDarla Gallentine
Alternate Grid | Anthaxia Candens | DubaiTricialyn Apolinar
Graphic Layout | Chrysolina Cerealis | CopenhagenMichele Dour
Graphic Layout | Cincindela Chinesis | LimaMandy Fleig
Minimalism | Anthaxia Candens | DubaiLisbeth Polavarapu
– | Sphaercoris Annulus | Mumbai
Q3 Elements
Element 1
- Use this film as inspiration for your color palette:
- Avatar
- Kill Bill
- Hidden Figures
- Grand Budapest Hotel*
- Life of Pi
- Améle
- Vertigo
Element 2
- Use this architect’s work as inspiration:
- Bjarke Ingels
- Alvar Aalto
- Maya Lin
- Renzo Piano
- Zaha Hadid
- Tadao Ando
- Norma Merrick Sklarek
Rhonda Rosales
Modern Prints | Tangled | Alvar AaltoMandy Fleig
Minimalism | Life of Pi | Alvar AaltoMichele Dour
Graphic Layout | Tangled | Zaha HadidAmy Wang
Minimalism | Vertigo | Renzo Piano