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Check out our Pinterest page for loads of up-to-date inspiration!

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Compression Pillows for Post-Mastectomy Patients

The Tacoma Modern Quilt Guild has been making compression pillows for post-mastectomy patients (both male and female) for several years. Click on the bold link for complete instructions to make these pillows.

Instructions for Making Compression Pillows for Post-Mastectomy Patients

Modern Quilt Guild

The Modern Quilt Guild (must log in as a member to view some content—as a Tacoma MQG member you have access!)

Ongoing Classes and Events

QuiltCon (annually)

Sewing and Stitchery Expo (annually) Virtual in 2022

Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (annually)

  • Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show - Saturday, July 9, 2022

  • Quilt Registration opens Thursday, Feb 17, 2022

  • Quilt Registration closes Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (may close earlier if maximum number of quilts are reached).

Quilt block inspiration and tutorials:

How to supersize a quilt block
Quilt block library
iquilt

Color palettes:

Play Crafts Palette Builder – use your own photo to find correlating solids
Play Crafts Color Play  
Coolors
Design Seeds 
Rethink color
In Color Order’s The Art of Choosing – several articles to help you pick fabric and build a palette

Quilt math:

A Quilter’s Table - Quilt Math Round Up!
Blossom Heart Quilts HST math
Big Batch HSTs - 18 at a time!
More fast HSTs - 16 at a time!
Fabric calculator

Adding a zipper to a pillow:

Sew Katie Did
Stitched in Color
Modern Handcraft