modern quilting: a twist on tradition
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MODERN QUILTING: A
TWIST ON TRADITION
Overview
Modern inspiration
Design
Lack of rules
Color
Fabric
Modern inspiration
Crosses Quilts, Denyse Schmidt
Modern inspiration
Improv piecing, Urban Patchwork blog
Rossie Crafts
Modern inspiration
Wonky Pinwheel Tutorial, Greenleaf Goods
Tangerine Ladder, B/perrino quilts
Modern inspiration
Fault Lines, Kathy Loomis
Modern Crosses, Modern Log Cabin Quilting book
Design
Design isn’t
balanced
Different
designs on
each side of
quilt
Use asymmetry in quilt design
Design
Fewer
repeating
blocks
Random
Less repetition
Design
Flying Geese
Updated colors
More “white
space”
Majority is
solid fabrics
Reinterpreted traditional designs
Design
Orange Peel
Graphic
fabrics with
large prints
Bold solids
No borders
Reinterpreted traditional designs
Design
Log Cabin
Improv
piecing
Modern colors
Modern
fabrics
Reinterpreted traditional designs
Design
Graphic
Solid fabrics
Bold colors
Amish Quilts
Design
Graphic
Solid fabrics
Bold colors
Quilts of Gee’s Bend
Design
Larger
swatches of
fabric
Highlights the
individual
fabrics more
More graphic
presentation
which makes a
bolder
statement
Embraces simplicity and minimalism
Design
Increased
negative
space
More focus on
the individual
elements:
shapes, lines
A single focus
Embraces simplicity and minimalism
Fabrics
Highlights the
fabric
Very simple
Embraces simplicity and minimalism
Design
Designing
quilt top as a
“whole” rather
than blocks or
pieces
Utilizes alternative block structures or lack of
visible block structure
Design
Also referred
to as “white
space”
Gives the eye
somewhere to
rest
Design
element
Background or
within a block
Increased use of negative space
Design
Anni Quilt by
Heather Jones
Inspired by modern art and architecture
Homage to the Square: Soft
Spoken, 1969 Josef Albers
Design
New York
Skyline Quilt
by Jessica
Blomquist
Inspired by modern art and architecture
Design
“No Rules”
Create as you
go
Improvise as
you sew and
cut
Perfection not
important
Use improv piecing
Design
Pieced stripes
Design
element
Reversible
Use extra
blocks or
fabric from
front
Pieced backs
Design
Put as much
effort into the
back as the
front
Economical,
using what
you have on
hand
Pieced backs
Design
Lack of rules
“…Originality and untamed lines are
applauded over perfection. There is NO
FEAR in the modern quilter. No fear of
shame for not having perfect points, no fear
of seam allowances being measured, no
fear of angles or colors. When the fear of
breaking rules is gone the creative juices
flow with much more force…”
Essay #4, http://generationqmagazine.com/what-is-modern-
quilting-essay-contest/#3
Design
Inspiration
from
anywhere
Combining
patterns to
make one
unique pattern
Lack of rules
Color
Fresh
Bright
Combined
with whites
and grays
Bold
Color
Allows the
colors to pop
Using all
neutrals with
just a hint of
color
Contrast
Using in a
fresh way
Neutrals
Color
Updated color
combos
Follow the
trends
Update a
traditional
block by using
current colors
Unusual or trendy combinations
Color
Modern color choices in fabrics
Color
Traditional block + updated color = Modern & Fresh
Fabrics
Prints
Graphic
Bold
Large prints
Updated
Fabric design
Fabrics
Prints
Graphic
Updated
neutrals
Updated
small prints
Fabric design
Fabrics
Increased use
of solids
Background
Pieced
Highlight
printed fabric
Entirely solid
Design is clear
Graphic/bold
Solid fabrics
Learn more
Tutorials
Newsletter
100 Days of
Modern Quilting
QuiltCon
www.themodernquiltguild.com
Learn more
Books
Credits
Presentation adapted from definition found on The Modern Quilt Guild’s web site: http://themodernquiltguild.com/about-2/
Credits unless otherwise noted on page:
Page 2: Both images from http://www.freshlemonsquilts.com/
Page 7: Version of Sparklepunch Quilt –by Elizabeth Fransson of http://www.ohfransson.com/ ; Barbara Perrino
Page 8: Barbara Perrino; “What's for Breakfast” by Karen Anderson Abraham
Page 9: www.laurafisherquilts.com; Birds of a Feather Quilt by Rita Hodge; Color Flight by Alexis Deise
Page 10: www.toldyousew.wordpress.com; Denyse Schmidt’s new book MODERN QUILTS TRADITIONAL INSPIRATION; Portland Peel quilt by Tabslot on Etsy.com
Page 11: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thechimes/4367001490/; Susan Beal’s book Modern Log Cabin Quilting
Page 12: Vintage Amish Quilt at William Jenack (http://huntersandgatherersathome.blogspot.com/2011/07/rural-sophistication.html); shelburne-1951 Stars and Bars, a collection of Amish Quilts of Barbara and Michael Polemis
Page 13: Loretta Pettway, born 1942. Housetop, 1963
Page 14: Rashida Coleman Hale; Intersections, by Alissa Haight Carlton; Big Wonky Blocks Quilt by Jenni at Simple Beans
Page 15: Alissa Haight Carlton - Modern Minimal: 20 Bold and Graphic Quilts
Page 16: Ashley at www.filminthefridge.com
Page 17: Barbara Perrino; Banner Quilt by Cristin Wilson
Page 18: Midnight White, Barbara Perrino; Quilt for Kate by ellebeesquilts; http://www.freshlemonsquilts.com/
Page 21: http://sewtakeahike.typepad.com/; Wonky log cabin from the Flickr stream of “SUPPOSE - create - delight's”; www.freshlemonsquilts.com
Page 22: www.filminthefridge.com ; Rita Hodge, Red Pepper Quilts
Page 23: quiltstory.blogspot.com; QuiltCon Fundraiser Quilt Elizabeth Hartman; hope-valley-quilt-4-back1 filminthefridge; www.makesomething.ca
Page 24: Octagonal Orb Block, Elizabeth Hartman, http://www.ohfransson.com/
Page 25: Cherry House quilts
Page 26: Amish Impressions Zigzag Quilt by Sujata Shah; mythreesonsknit.blogspot.com/; www.filminthefridge.com
Page 27: Modern and Colorful Patchwork Quilt, Rita Hodge with Red Pepper Quilts; Steely, Jacquie Gering
Page 28: Belinda Gelhausen; City Lights by Robyn Croft; Color Half Square Triangle Love by Katie Pedersen
Page 29: Joel Dewberry Collection: Notting Hill Voile; Jane Dixon, High Tide; Parson Gray, Curious Nature; Jessica Gonacha Swift Collection: Blomma, Cloud 9 organics; Andover (A-5900-BE) Designer: Alison Glass Collection: Lucky Penny; Andover (A-6006-MN) Designer: Lonni Rossi Collection: Fairmount Park
Page 31: Jay McCarroll, City Center; Alexander Henry line – Tribeca; Ruby Star Sparkle collection; Anna Maria Horner – Field Study; Dear Stella line – Bukhara; Amy Butler, Alchemy
Page 32: Carolyn Friedlander – Architextures; Lotta Jansdotter- Glimma Canvas line; Denyse Schmidt’s Hope Valley ; Lizzy House, Hello Pilgrim
Page 33: Orange Boxes, Barbara Perrino; Theas Puzzle Quilt, amybutlerdesign.com; Greek Cross Block Faith at Fresh Lemon Quilts