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Modern Quilting

Category: <span>Modern Quilting</span>

Eye-catching modern quilt patterns showcase contemporary colors and crisp design. Often using negative space and improvisational piecing, modern quilters also adapt traditional quilt blocks – such as log cabins, stars and medallions – with curated fabrics or baskets of scraps. While modern quilting designs work for any size and use, many makers use their bold graphics to make baby quilts. Tutorials make it easy to start your next modern quilting project.

Catch some inspiration from our Modern Quilters on Create Whimsy!

Improv Quilting

Modern Quilt Artists

Homage by Jacquie Gering

Spotlight: Jacquie Gering, Modern Art Quilter

Jacquie Gering begins each quilt with an idea, but lets inspiration lead throughout her process, sometimes taking the work on unexpected, but welcome, turns. Known for her use of clean,...

American Album

Spotlight: Alexis Deise, Contemporary Quilter

As a contemporary quilter, Alexis Deise works in series to focus and dig deeper into ideas that are important to her, all while honoring the women who built an enduring...

Repelling Radial by Audrey Esarey

Spotlight: Audrey Esarey, Modern Quilter

Like many creatives, Audrey Esarey dabbled in many artful activities while growing up. But it wasn't until she went to a quilting class with a woman who would later become...

More Modern Quilting

Bloomerang quilt by Daisy Aschehoug; photo by Ostein Thorvaldsen

Spotlight: Daisy Aschehoug, Modern Quilt Designer

Meet Daisy Aschehoug. She is a modern quilter who has embraced curves in her quilts. Inspired by the artistic and functional aspects of quilts, she shares her insights into perfect…
Crooked Crosses quilt by Charles Cameron

Spotlight: Charles Cameron, Modern Quilter

Charles Cameron in an engineer and award-winning modern quilter who uses his rulers to create wonkiness in his quilts. He combines precise piecing with improv trimming - the perfect union…
Finished top of improv quilt by Lynn Woll

Comprehensive Guide to Improv Quilting

Break free from traditional quilting and all of the rules! Work spontaneously and show your creative expression with improv quilting, also known as improvisational quilting. Improv quilting is about exploring,…
XVP5 quilt by Michael Ross

Spotlight: Michael J Ross, Fiber Artist

Michael J Ross hand dyes his own fabrics to create his contemporary quilts. He works in a series, exploring a theme while continually challenging himself to do a little something…
Melted Melamine quilt by Ben Millett

Spotlight: Ben Millett, Contemporary Quilter

Ben Millett has been a creator his entire life, who now chooses contemporary quilts as one of his media. Ben plans out the entire quilt digitally before he dives into…
Playland #6 by Susan Lapham

Spotlight: Susan J Lapham, Quilt Designer

Susan J Lapham taps into her experiences as a child to create improv quilts full of color, texture, geometric shapes and arabesque curves. She works intuitively to design the quilt…
Roseburg Mini quilt by Michelle Bartholomew

Spotlight: Michelle Bartholomew, Quilt Designer

Michelle Bartholomew put 'make a quilt' on a list of things to do before she turned 30 and is now an award-winning quilter. Using bright and saturated colors, she doesn't…
Roe vs. Wade quilt by Peter Byrne

Spotlight: Peter Byrne, Modern Quilt Designer

Peter Byrne was looking for something new and creative to do and his aunt introduced him to the world of quilting. He pushes the boundaries with his unique and colorful…
Solar Flare quilt by Amber Elliot

Spotlight: Amber Elliot, Modern Quilt Designer

Amber Elliot leverages her background and knowledge as a software engineer to design modern quilt patterns and manage her digital membership and subscription box service. Inspired by nature Amber's designs…

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