by Emmely | Jan 30, 2023 | DutchMQG, Finished project, Quilting
Last year I participated in the first Dutch MQG round robin. The theme was connection and I almost immediately thought of roads. Roads connect A and B, but the journey to reach your destination also matters. So, I thought it would be fun to make a landscape quilt that...
by Emmely | Dec 28, 2022 | DutchMQG, Paper piecing, Pattern design, Quilting
This year I participated in the dutch MQG Christmas swap. We made an advent calendar with 7 gifts, of which at least 3 had to be handmade. I had to make something for Monika, someone I have known for a very long time through rowing. She still coaches, so I thought it...
by Emmely | Aug 20, 2022 | DutchMQG, Paper piecing, Pattern design, Quilting, Sewing
I have written another pattern! Perhaps you remember the cat in basket FPP block pattern that I showed earlier this year. I designed that block because we were making a cat quilt with my guild. It was a thank you for one of the board members when she quit after being...
by Emmely | Jun 12, 2022 | DutchMQG, Finished project, Gifts, Quilting, Sewing
This quarter’s theme for the Dutch MQG is free motion quilting (FMQ). To make sure that a lot of members would do something related to this theme they also organized a swap in which you had to sew a fabric pouch with FMQ details for another member. Despite not having...
by Emmely | Jun 6, 2022 | DutchMQG, Paper piecing, Pattern design, Quilting
The Dutch MQG was founded 5-years ago and I’ve been a member for 4 of those. It has been a lot of fun. I’ve met like-minded people and made new friends. During the pandemic we started to do quilting bees via Zoom since it was so difficult to meet up in person and this...
by Emmely | Sep 14, 2021 | DutchMQG, Finished project, Paper piecing, Pattern design, Quilting, Sewing
This quarter my guild has a mini & MAXI theme and a challenge to go with it. We could choose from the half-square triangle, pineapple, robbing Peter to pay Paul or crown and star blocks to make something to fit the theme. I chose the pineapple block because I had...
