Silicon Valley Modern Quilt Guild

Category: QuiltCon

  • Technology in Quilting—ARTificial Intelligence

    Technology in Quilting—ARTificial Intelligence

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    by Darla Gallentine As Silicon Valley locals, we see daily the evolution of technology in our lives and many of us and/or our friends are entrenched in the design of it.  It is awe-inspiring in many ways, a little intimidating (scary?) in others, and always life changing in some form or fashion.  We’ve seen AI…

  • QuiltCon 2019 Charity Quilt

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    This year’s theme from The Modern Quilt Guild was Small Piecing. We found this theme to be very open-ended, which was both difficult to nail down and completely freeing. The quilt committee considered many options, from improv two-color blocks to an intricate all-over pattern. We always try to tie our annual charity quilt to our…

  • QuiltCon 2018 Recap

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    SVMQG was well represented at Quiltcon 2018 last month; 26 of us traveled to Pasadena to see the quilts, walk the vendor floor, and attend lectures and classes. Our members took over 35 different classes ranging from machine and hand quilting to piecing techniques, from surface design, to fabric dyeing and color theory. (See below…

  • Quiltcon 2018 Charity Quilt

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    The process of making our quilt, Orchard Through Time was collaborative from the start. We formed a committee that came up with the original concept and saw it all the way through to completion. Concept and Design: We decided from the start that we wanted our quilt to be representative of our area so we chose…

  • Quiltcon 2018 Charity Quilt

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    Work is underway on the guild’s quilt for the QuiltCon 2018 Charity Quilt Challenge. The theme this year is “Modern Traditionalism” and, once again, we’ve chosen to incorporate it in a way that reflects our Silicon Valley location. After choosing a pattern, we shopped our members’ fabric stashes and supplemented with purchased fabric that we…