Thursday, 5 August 2021

Good Morning Square One Quilters! The "Morning Smile" for Friday, August 5th, 2021.

Flowers that you might see in the month of August!

Did you know that the month of August is named after Augustus Caesar, founder and the first emperor of the Roman Empire, who was posthumously adopted by his maternal great-uncle Gaius Julius Caesar. Peridot, sardonyx, and spinel are the birthstones associated with the month.

What’s new in quilting?

trends to watch out for in 2021

Quilting for change

We’re hesitant to call this a trend as it’s more of a movement towards harnessing the power of craft to call for, and support social change for the better, but quilting for a cause is on the rise and there are some incredible community projects on the go that you can get involved with to use your quilting for good. Modern quilters Porfiria Gomez, Keyana Richardson and Michelle Collins have started a movement for colourful change. Color of Connection was created through a belief that there is more beauty to be celebrated when the quilting community is connected across all colours, ages, genders and backgrounds, The non-profit organisation will host quilting workshops for vulnerable youth of all colours, helping to raise up the next generation of modern quilters.

Curves continue to dominate

We saw big block curves explode in popularity last year and this beautiful patchwork trend will go from strength to strength in the modern quilt patterns that we pin, plan and covert in 2021. See it in action in Donna McLeod’s “Spots and Stripes” modern quilt pattern from Love Patchwork & Quilting issue 92.