We're celebrating Modern Quilt Month at Q.I. What makes a quilt modern? According to The Modern Quilt Guild,
the characteristics may include the use of bold colors and prints, high
contrast, graphic areas of solid color, improvisational piecing,
minimalism, and expansive negative space. All of these quilts were machine pieced... we hope you enjoy our selections!
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Versatile by Ruth White (Ithaca, New York)
This striking quilt was machine pieced with silk dupioni, commercial cotton batik, sateen jacquard, and flannel fabrics. Ruth White says, "The West African Adinkra symbol, Nkyinkyim translates to "twistings" and means initiative, dynamism, and versatility. The multiple sizes, with the reversed and inverted blocks in my design, demonstrate that versatility. I inadvertently used another Adinkra symbol, Adinkrahene (meaning greatness or royalty), in one of my quilting motifs, the concentric circles."
Lite Brite by Maria Shell (Anchorage, Alaska)
Machine pieced and quilted, Lite Brite was inspired by the Northern Lights. Maria Shell says, "I have lived in Alaska for 21 years and the beauty of my natural surroundings still inspires me every day. When we visit in the spring, if we are lucky, the Northern Lights will come out. This quilt is inspired by the colors of those lights and how they streak across the dark night sky."
Heure Bleue IV by Marianne Bender-Chevalley (Fully, Valais, Switzerland)
Swirling shapes and lines are created with wonky cross blocks that shift from dark to light, suggesting the sun. The name, Heure Bleue, refers to the blue hour, the moment when the sun sets, where everything turns
blue. Marianne Bender-Chevalley says, "This is my favorite time. I like to feel and see this moment." Orange accents create complementary color accents within the blue blocks.
Lines of Communication #7 by Anne Hammond (Silver Spring, Maryland)
1st place winner in the Art - Abstract - Large quilt category at the 2017 Houston International Quilt Festival, Anne Hammond says, "I’m fascinated by the endless possibilities of lines and shapes. I enjoy working with my hand-dyed fabrics to create new and original art work." Adjacent dark and light lines create the appearance of shadows in quilt, which was machine pieced and quilted.
Bella Sails by Barbara Harrell (Waddell, Arizona)
This was Barbara Harrell's entry for the Moda Bella Fabric Challenge. The challenge entries were required to include 12 Bella solid color fabrics. All the fabrics had to be used together with no other fabrics added. We love this spiky design, which received the Mesa Art Center award at the 2018 Quilt Arizona show.
Four Happiness: Fu, Lu, Shou, Xi by Fan Soong (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Fan Soong used 1.5” fabric strips, cut from four Taiwanese fabrics and four solid colors, to create Chinese characters in this quilt. She says, "It is fun and easy. The Chinese characters Fu (fortune), Lu (prosperity), Shou (longevity), Xi (happiness) are the four traditional good luck symbols." The four blocks are repeated in each row. This colorful quilt was machine pieced and hand quilted.
Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2018 Quilt Arizona show (Bella Sails) and the 2017 Houston International Quilt Festival.
Oooooo, I am so tempted to do a modern quilt. I just posted about the American Patchwork & Quilting two color challenge. I especially like that Lines of Communication first place winner quilted the piece in wavy matchstick.
ReplyDeleteLove this selection of modern quilts! Four Happiness is especially interesting. Not reading Chinese, I would have never seen words in this piece, but now the shape of the characters jumps out at me. Great design!
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