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: Becca Fenstermaker, Quilter and Storyteller
For quilt designer and storyteller Becca Fenstermaker, creativity begins close to home, on her family’s cranberry farm in southern New Jersey. Surrounded by nature and family history, Becca transforms inspiration…
Spotlight: Dale Tomlinson, Contemporary Quilt Artist
When textile artist Dale Tomlinson first studied with Nancy Crow, everything changed — the ruler went away, and freedom arrived. Since then, Dale has embraced bold color, improvisation, and the…
Spotlight: Mindy Brown, Contemporary Quilter
From growing up in the bold colors of the ’80s to creating quilts that tell deeply personal stories, Mindy Brown has always embraced art as a way to explore, play,…
Spotlight: Rashida Coleman-Hale, Visual Artist
Rashida Coleman-Hale has been surrounded by fabric, thread, and creativity her whole life, and it shows in everything she makes. She has built a career filled with color, storytelling, and…
Spotlight: Ashelyn Downs, Artist and Quilt Pattern Designer
From running a small handmade business to designing modern quilt patterns, Ashelyn Downs has carved out a creative path that blends tradition with fresh, contemporary style. How long have you…
Spotlight: Linda Sullivan, Quilt Maker, Pattern Designer and More
Linda Sullivan’s quilting journey is full of color, joy, and a little bit of serendipity. From her early days of crafting to discovering bold, happy fabrics that reignited her passion,…
Spotlight: Erin Grogan, Quilt Pattern Designer
Erin Grogan of Love Sew Modern turned her lifelong love of sewing into a full-time career as a quilt pattern designer and educator. With a style inspired by retro finds…
Spotlight: Jen Wagner, Quilt Pattern Designer and Instructor
Jen Wagner’s quilting journey started with a little determination and a whole lot of curiosity—sneaking onto her mom’s sewing machine at age 7 and never looking back. Today, she’s the…