My Word mini-quiltalong

It’s our holiday gift to you!  We’re hosting a My Word virtual mini quiltalong (FREE!) on January 4 starting at 9am CST during a livestream on the Modern Quilt Studio Facebook page. There is no need to register. Be sure to look for it on the main MQS Facebook page, NOT in the Modern Quilt Studio Patterns & Fabrics group.

There will be two livestreams that morning. The first at 9am CST will explain how to use the playful My Word alphabet in your quilts. We’ll answer questions you have about using words, numbers and punctuation as well. Bill, who is also a graphic design professor and teaches typography, will offer helpful tips on how to use the alphabet and give pointers on spacing and layout. The second livestream at 11am CST will be a chance to follow up with additional questions.

You will need either Modern Quilts Illustrated #16 (only available in print) OR the digital download of the My Word pattern. The digital download includes all letters, numbers, some punctuation and includes special letter combinations that solve spacing problems for some words. You can make any quilt you like for the quiltalong, as long as it incorporates the My Word alphabet. Need a suggestion? The patterns (in the magazine and the digital download) include the throw-size/wall hanging quilt and simple 16″x12″ monogrammed/initials pillow shown below:
Recordings of the livestreams will be added to our YouTube channel after the event for those who cannot attend live. Participants are also welcome to share their progress on the Modern Quilt Studio Patterns and Fabrics group on Facebook. We’ll answer additional questions about the My Word mini QAL during our January 1 Quilts First! Facebook livestream.