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
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
Singularity, January 2017 "This quilt design was inspired by a graphic I saw years ago that looked like a large X in the center of a square. Paired with my love of the half-square triangle, I started playing around. Some math, some design work, and voila! I also love that I made this quilt, with all of its nuances, with one half-yard bundle, and due to the nature of the ombré fabric, it reads as so many different colors. It definitely took some time on the layout and consulting what I thought was the darker value (thanks black and white photo filter!), but it came together just as I imagined it." — Jenn Nevitt Read More
Using Simple Quilt Blocks to Create a Complex Geometric Design Corinne Sovey is a graphic designer, textile artist, and color enthusiast. Her colorful quilts blend the graphic patterns of the design world with the time-honored tradition of patchwork. With great attention to detail, each quilt is designed with graphic purpose and balance. She aims to make contemporary quilts inspired by… Read More
Hand-stitched Blocks on the Go Away from your sewing machine too often but still have the desire to quilt? Instead of English paper piecing or hand-quilting, why not try hand-stitching your blocks? This tutorial will introduce hand-stitching techniques for quilt blocks with the use of no rotary cutter and no sewing machine. Hand-stitching allows you… Read More
Panel: The Influence of Varied Voices in Quilting There’s so much to learn by seeking diversity and looking outside our immediate cultures to the broader world for inspiration. In this webinar panel discussion, we’ll explore how quilters can be impacted by different frames of reference and backgrounds, thereby gaining new perspectives about their craft. We’ll cover how the… Read More
Mod Z, December 2016 Creating movement in a quilt can be as simple as arranging elements to lead the eye around or across a quilt. We can do this with elements arranged within negative space, or by using a variety of block sizes to draw attention to different areas of the quilt. We… Read More
Lucky Cuff, December 2016 “This quilt is inspired by colorwork knitting patterns and my childhood love of Lucky Charms cereal. Being a knitter as well as a quilter, I enjoy the correlation between knitted and quilted rows. In knitting, we always have the restriction of the row, and it’s interesting to observe how knitters… Read More
Robbing Pete, November 2016 Minimalism is the concept of extreme simplicity in design. It is the idea of distilling the design down to some of the most simple forms and shapes. In this Block of the Month lesson, we’ll learn how to use minimalism (along with other modern quilting design fundamentals) with impact to… Read More
Looking at the Classroom From Both Sides “In the course of my career as a magazine editor, and because of my passion for quilting and related arts, I have attended a lot of classes. I have made a few observations over the years about what makes an exceptional teacher… and equally important, what qualities are needed to… Read More
