This months Manitoba Prairie Quilters meeting was focused on modern quilting. Marj and Sandy gave a presentation on the definition of a modern quilt followed by some samples.
Modern quilts are hard to define, but most people agree that modern quilts:
Use modern fabrics
Use a lot of solid fabrics
Make great use of negative space to show off quilting lines
Sometimes use traditional blocks, but often fracture or change them
Use the left over fabric from piecing to make a funking backing
Here are some photos of samples to help explain the modern quilt.
Modern quilts are hard to define, but most people agree that modern quilts:
Use modern fabrics
Use a lot of solid fabrics
Make great use of negative space to show off quilting lines
Sometimes use traditional blocks, but often fracture or change them
Use the left over fabric from piecing to make a funking backing
Here are some photos of samples to help explain the modern quilt.
The centre of the blocks are made from scraps!
The back is interesting too!
Modern fabrics and wonky lines.
Marj and Sandy, the presenters, are looking at the quilts in amazement too!
Modern blocks are often made of solids and have a lot of negative space that is highly quilted.
Another funky back!
These bright solids are hand dyed material!
Modern fabrics with a grey border, common in modern quilts.
Hexagons are not new, but this enormous size is!
Fractured blocks are modern interpretations of traditional blocks.
Modern Dresden plate.
Modern fabric teamed with lots of grey negative space to show off the quilting lines.
Use of precut fabric (jelly rolls) teamed with negative space in the green borders,
where you can see the gorgeous geometric quilting lines.
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