Using Asymmetry in Modern Quilts Asymmetry is featured in many modern quilt designs and is a hallmark of modern quilting. Use of intentional imbalance can lend real interest and uniqueness to a quilt layout. Be it with where the piecing is placed within negative space, or with block or color placement, there are many ways… Read More
Using Triangles with Rebecca Bryan, Fresh Quilting 104 On this episode of Fresh Quilting, author-designer Rebecca Bryan demonstrates how triangles can pump up modern quilt samplers. Then, quilters Kara Sanders and Elizabeth Dackson talk about how to plan fun and inspiring quilting retreats. Finally, designer Christina Cameli taps into making 10-degree triangles to create versatile, modern blocks. Read More
Quilting Words with Free Motion A quilt can say a lot, but it can speak even louder with quilted words. In this webinar, we’ll explore everything from learning to write with free motion quilting, building your skills, the minimal tools necessary, tips and tricks, and inspiration. Note: This webinar is for all levels of quilters. Read More
Oblique, February 2017 “This quilt is all about color interaction – and I love dramatic color juxtapositions. There are nine 20″ x 20″ blocks. The Oblique block units (A and B) are easy to construct with a paper-piecing technique. This is a very forgiving pattern, there are no matching seams within the… Read More
Strut Block & Quilt Pattern, February 2017 Asymmetry is featured in many modern quilt designs and is a hallmark of modern quilting. Use of intentional imbalance can lend real interest and uniqueness to a quilt layout. Be it with where the piecing is placed within negative space, or with block or color placement, there are many ways… Read More
Planned and Unplanned: Design and Improv in Piecing Design and improv aren’t mutually exclusive approaches to piecing a quilt top. We’ll talk about different relationships between design and improv and outline some steps for making quilts that are both thoroughly considered and completely unique. Read More
The Beautiful Mind of Chawne Kimber Every few years a developing artist comes along and re-envisions their medium, and is appreciated long after for the new aesthetic they have given the world. Tracey Emin’s confessional tent, Kara Walker’s haunting silhouettes, and Cindy Sherman’s photographic characters, all come to mind for sculpture, printmaking, and photography. And for… Read More
Why Modern? Why Modern? “Why?” is such an underappreciated question. While “what?” and “how?” get all the attention, it seems to me that “why” has long been the bedrock of the quilting tradition, and is now the question that is truly bringing modern quilting to prominence. Every aesthetic choice can be related… Read More
Quilt Photography: 5 Tips to Improve It’s true. Pictures are worth a thousand words. Especially when those pictures are your quilts. Photographing your work is often tricky, but it’s important to document. You need clean and clear pictures for your blog, social media, and when entering your work in competitions, such as QuiltCon. There’s no doubt,… Read More
Burst, January 2017 Color is one of the simplest and most effective ways of dramatically changing the look of a quilt. By trying new color palettes and finding color inspiration in the things you love, you can expand your use of color and come up with exciting and surprising results. In this… Read More
