It's Modern Quilt Month! (4)

We're celebrating Modern Quilt Month at Q.I. This is the fourth of FIVE posts. According to The Modern Quilt Guild, modern quilts often use bold colors and prints, high contrast, graphic areas of solid color, improvisational piecing, minimalism, and/or expansive negative space. Enjoy!

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What Do You Call an Ugly Quilt, made by Mimi Pollow, quilted by Quality Quilterz

We really enjoyed this quilt, with its bright, complementary colors and big shapes... We're not sure how - or why - it earned its title!

In any case, Mimi Pollow says, "Once I started piecing this quilt, I realized that it did not start with colors and strips, but shapes. I had to search the pattern picture to discover the shape and color of each piece." Mimi credits the following modern quilt pattern: "Seren" by Michael Caputo from Patchwork Paper.

 Desert Rain, made and quilted by Sherrie Spangler

Here is a lovely piece of fabric art, with soft colors and wavy lines resembling rain.  Sherrie Spangler says, "Streamers of desert rain touched by sunset inspired this quilt. I painted and stamped all of the fabric, incorporating animal, human and wind petroglyph designs.  Gold glimmers in the sun breaking through the rain." 

Crazy Diamonds, made and quilted by Ann Adams

We love hexagons! There are some great fussy cut pieces along with precision piecing and fun, Tula Pink prints. Ann Adams says, "I constructed each diamond using hexagons, triangles, half hexagons, and jewels.  Each diamond uses its own color family with Tula Pink lineworks fabrics. It is hand pieced, hand appliqued and hand quilted using the English paper pieced technique."

 Winds of Change by Saralee Schneck. 

 

 

This lovely quilt refers to changes in the weather, observed as increases in fires and violent storms. The pattern source was Currents - a contemporary applique pattern by Barbara Shapel.  Saralee Schneck says that she turned the (early 2000) pattern sideways to reflect the prevailing winds circling our planet from West to East. The polar ice caps (North and South) were represented in crushed velvet.

 

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2024 Tucson Quilters Guild show.

Rhapsody in Red and Blue

Red, white, and blue are the colors of the American flag, but they work together for any occasion. A warm color like red invokes feelings of passion and energy, which contrasts with the refreshing calmness of cool blue tones inspire. This quilt sparkles with energy.

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Rhapsody in Red and Blue by Ann Adams

This quilt was all hand pieced with octagons, kites, 4-point stars, isosceles triangles, star wings and diamonds. The design is based on the English paper pieced pattern - Celestial Star - by Sharon Burgess (Lilabelle Lane Creations.) Ann Adams used the following fabrics: Quilting Treasures' Bohemian Rhapsody, Benartex' Rabbit Hole, Wanderlust Tapestry and solid blues.  The fabrics were used to create kaleidoscope effects throughout the quilt.

We admire Ann Adams'  impressive hand piecing and hand quilting techniques. she was awarded a second place ribbon for this stunning quilt.

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2023 Tucson Quilters Guild show.