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,...
Modern Quilting
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.
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Modern Quilt Artists
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...
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...
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Spotlight: Cindy Grisdela, Improv Quilt Artist
With a commitment to creativity as an attribute that develops best when nurtured and encouraged, improv quilt artist, teacher and author Cindy Grisdela works on improving her art quilting skills…
Spotlight: Cheryl Brickey, Classic and Modern Quilter
With the planning and precision of an engineer, classic and modern quilter Cheryl Brickey designs beginner-friendly patterns that appear complex. She enjoys the challenge of designing for those pre-cut packets,…
Spotlight: Kristin Shields, Fiber Artist
As a child, Fiber Artist Kristin Shields dabbled in just about every craft imaginable. She tried them all, but always returned to creating with fabric, needle and thread. When she…
Spotlight: Maria Shell, Modern Quilter
Modern quilter Maria Shell is known for improvisation, but thorough planning and adherence to design principles are the foundation of each piece of fiber art she creates. Improv based on…
Spotlight: Debbie Jeske, Modern Quilter
Like many Modern Quilters, Debbie Jeske began quilting with traditional patterns and techniques. But once she knew the "rules", she decided to experiment with breaking them and now creates quilts…
Spotlight: Sarah Hibbert, Modern Quilter
Taking a cue from the Bauhaus movement, modern quilter and collage artist Sarah Hibbert designs with bold colors and striking geometrics. Like many modern quilters, Sarah began quilting classic patterns,…
Spotlight: Rachaeldaisy Dodd, Quilt Designer
With blasts of color and pattern, award-winning Quilt Designer Rachaeldaisy Dodd makes her presence known through her art. Working with a variety of fabrics provides endless opportunities to combine color,…
Spotlight: Julie Burton, Quilter and Pattern Designer
Quilt designer Julie Burton admires traditional quilts, but discovered that when she made them, she took the blocks into her own design sensibilities and transformed them. The result is Julie's…