Modern Quilt Month: Minimalist Design! (1)

Minimalism refers to a design approach that emphasizes simplicity, clean lines, and a restrained aesthetic. Within the Modern Quilt Guild, it has its own category for shows! We're honoring modern quilts for the month of July, starting with minimalist designs.

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Imaginary Places V: Dreaming in Calm by Carolina Oneto @carolina_oneto (Brazil), quilted by Veronica Dacal 

This quilt serves as a peaceful shelter, reflecting the subtle harmony of nature. Each stitch invites calmness and contemplation, providing a momentary escape from our fast-paced complex world, thus allowing us to reconnect with the serenity that resides within. 

Carolina Oneto explains, "In Imaginary Places V: Dreaming in Calm, I explore the tranquility of imaginary landscapes.  With a muted color palette, soft greens depict a serene lake, while gray gradations over the mountains create a soothing atmosphere. 

 Park Modern by Robert Lowe @rbtlowedesigns (New Mexico), quilted by Tisha Cavanaugh

Beautiful smooth lines and strong contrasts distinguish this architecture-inspired quilt. Robert Lowe explains, "Although the architecture this piece was influenced by is reminiscent of the Guggenheim Museum, a landmark work of 20th-century design by Frank Lloyd Wright, it is instead from just after that time period, and by different architects.  The building was designed for Macy's Queens Plaza department store in Queens, New York by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and this is only its parking structure."

Vacation Rental by AnnMarie Cowley (Oregon) @runandsew 

This fascinating quilt exhibits the clean lines and precision that characterize minimalist designs.  The piece was inspired by modern architecture, but not by any specific building! As AnnMarie Cowley explains, "Using AI to generate a mid-century modern summertime theme, I used an inset circle for the sun and created a paper piecing template on giant paper.  It's quilted with my signature seer-sucker quilting (on a longarm machine)." 

 Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2025 QuiltCon show in Phoenix, Arizona.