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July 15, 2015January 28, 2016

Learn About Block Magazine

Don’t you wish there was some magical book containing tons of fun and exciting new patterns from MSQC? Well, you’re in luck! BLOCK is MSQC’s very own magazine that comes out every other month featuring ten different quilts with complete patterns and instructions, inspiring photos and zero advertisements for only $5.99! Pretty cool, right (we think so!)?

Let me lay out all of the details out for you:

Ten Featured Quilts
Ten Matching Patterns w/detailed Instructions
No Advertisements (ever!)
Bi-monthly
Yearly Subscription with Free Shipping OR
Order Individual Issues (including back issues)
Only $5.99 per Issue

Believe it or not, BLOCK is so much more than just some new quilt patterns every couple of months. Each quilt included in the magazine has a personal story of what inspired the designer to create the project. There’s something about knowing those little details about each project that make them feel even more achievable than ever before! We like to think of it as a book of inspiration! If you haven’t signed up to receive the BLOCK magazine already, all you have to do is click HERE to get started! You’ll be happy you did! 🙂

Are you a quilt shop owner who would like to offer BLOCK Magazine and MSQC products in your shop? Contact us at wholesale@missouriquiltco.com with your questions about becoming a part of the MSQC Wholesale Family or get started HERE!

June 26, 2015June 25, 2015

Tumbler Chevron Quilt Tutorial

This week’s tutorial is just in time for our Independence Day celebrations! Isn’t this fabric so beautiful? It’s Nancy Gere’s Let Freedom Ring Charm Pack for Windham Fabrics! Jenny Doan will teach you how to make your own Tumbler Chevron Quilt with her usual easy-to-follow instructions. Here’s a summary of the measurements and supplies you’ll need:

If you try this one out, remember to post your photos on Quiltsby.me!

Click on the button below to watch the video and find everything you’ll need to get started!

June 19, 2015June 18, 2015

New Friday Tutorial: The Herringbone Quilt

We have a new video tutorial for you today (every Friday without fail!) and it’s such a fun one. Herringbone is such a classic pattern and you’d never guess how easy it is to create this stunning quilt!

In this tutorial, Jenny will show you a super simplified method of putting your herringbone quilt together in no time at all! If you follow this tutorial and make your own herringbone quilt, we would LOVE to see your photos! Please share them with us on Quiltsby.Me, or any of our social media channels using #herringbonequilt.

This tutorial features the stunning In the Bloom Collection by Valori Wells for Robert Kaufman. Here’s an image of everything you’re going to need to make this quilt!

Click on the button below to watch the video and find everything you’ll need to get started!

June 10, 2015June 10, 2015

Sew Glamperous: A MSQC Glamping Retreat

There is something so exciting and empowering about being around people who are just as passionate about quilting as we are! Every time we have an MSQC Retreat, we get to be a part of that and it just invigorates us! Last week, we had such an amazing group of women here for our ‘Sew Glamperous’ Glamping Retreat and we had the best time! Here’s a little recap.

First, you may be wondering what ‘glamping’ is… well it’s basically glamorous camping… a style of camping with amenities and, in some cases, resort-style services not usually associated with “traditional” camping (according to google). So while most people stayed in the retreat center, we had some people bring their ‘glampers’ and they were amazing! Here are just a couple.

You can’t have glamping without flamingoes!! 🙂 Don’t they look right at home??

This glamper lined her awning with lights that were wrapped in jelly rolls! They looked so cute at night!!

This mother and daughter duo (below) is from Paducah, Kentucky, home of the American Quilter’s Society Annual Quilt Show & Contest. Last year they wore their Missouri Star t-shirts to the quilt show and people kept stopping them, thinking they worked for Missouri Star! Eventually, so many people stopped them that when people would say how much they loved Jenny and the tutorials, they just started saying, ‘Thank you!’ and went along with it! 🙂 We loved hearing their story and were so glad to have them with us for the week! It was so great to meet you, Lisa and Laura!

Mr. Jenny did some extra special construction for this retreat… he built the most adorable glamper photo prop! Here’s Jenny and Ron having a little fun! 🙂

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This is Hope from Nebraska (below). She came across Jenny’s tutorials when she was trying to make a Jelly Roll Race Quilt as her first quilting experience ever. At the retreat she was doing her first piecing and did such an amazing job!! Look how perfectly all of her seams match up! You’re a pro already, Hope! I think it’s safe to say that you’re officially a quilter! 😀 (Hope’s son was with her for the week and was just as quiet and well-behaved as anyone could’ve hoped!)

Some of the activities included one of Jenny’s amazing trunk shows, a mystery quilt class taught by Jenny, antiquing and lots and lots of sewing!! They even had some visits from Mr. Jenny (Ron) and Rob Appell from Man Sewing, who was in town filming tutorials. Our retreaters didn’t seem to mind (see photo below)! 😉

We had such a great time and can’t wait for our next glamping retreat!! 🙂

If you hope to participate in one of our future retreats or events, you can find more info on those here: Missouri Star Quilt Company Events

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015

Batik Boutique in Hamilton!

Exciting things are happening here in Hamilton! It’s starting to look and feel like spring, the sun is shining (most of the time) and Downtown Hamilton is looking better than ever! Recently, our new quilt shop opened, called the Batik Boutique. That’s right, we’ve filled an entire shop with beautiful batiks!!

A photo posted by Missouri Star Quilt Co (@missouriquiltco) on Jan 28, 2015 at 11:56am PST

Batik is a special dying process for fabrics, where wax is used to resist the dye, creating a beautiful pattern and texture. We’ve found that when a customer loves batiks, she really LOVES batiks. So, now you’ve got one special spot to be surrounded by all of your favorite batiks!

Here’s a little tour of our Batik Boutique!

Gorgeous, rich colors with tons of dimension and beautiful prints!

Our shelves are almost filled up! We’re getting new fabrics every day!

Look at how rich and beautiful this batik chevron quilt is! Wow, we love those deep navy fabrics! It has so much depth and movement, which is definitely an advantage to working with batiks.

Batiks can be so fun when they are paired with a black solid fabric!

It’s amazing what can be done with this batik technique! Look at these patriotic prints that add yet another layer of interest to these fabrics!

Of course, we also have some fantastic precuts of your favorite Batik fabrics!

I especially love batiks that are bright and cheery like these ones! We have every color of the rainbow! This is a great way to add a little extra dimension and interest to your quilt instead of using a solid fabric.

Browse our entire collection of batik fabrics! On your next visit to Hamilton, we hope you’ll stop in to the Batik Boutique and say hello!