Marys River Quilt Guild
February Meeting 2014
Part II
The Program
The Introduction
Pam Raby on Modern Quilts
Modern quilting has taken us back to the basics of early quilters when women of the day used the colors and styles of their time to express themselves creatively while finding friendship and community along the way.
- The Modern Quilt Guild
Modern Quilts Timeline
Denyse Schmidt’s quilts featured in Martha Stewart Living
Gees Bend Quilts exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston
Publication of Denyse Schmidt Quilts and Modern Quilt Workshop by Weeks Ringle & Bill Kerr
Flickr group “Fresh Modern Quilts” ... first online centralized social media venue
Alissa Haight Carlton & Latifah Saafir founded the Modern Quilt Guild
First MQG conference, QuiltCon, in Austin
Characteristics of Modern Quilts
- Interpretations of traditional patchwork
- Improvisation Simplicity, minimalism, asymmetry
- Alternative or disguised block structures
- Less repetition, more focus on interaction of shapes
- Increased emphasis on negative space
- Use of gray, white or low volume prints as neutrals
- Quilting to enhance negative space
- Bold color, solid fabrics, graphic prints, “on trend” palettes
A small and random selection of photos of Pam's slides.
The Trunk Show
Thank you to the quilters who generously loaned their quilts: Christina Cameli, Violet Craft, Michelle Freedman, Virginia Hammon, Elizabeth Hartman, Rachel Kerley, Cris Pera, Karlee Sandell, Katie Sciarrino, Cher Smith and Lou Ann Tiedemann. A special thank you to Michelle Freedman who donated the Generation Q magazines and Urban Chicken starter kits for door prizes.
Pam recommended a few Modern Quilt Websites
- tallgrass prairie studio by Jacquie Gering, co-author of Quilting Modern
- Sew Katie Did by Katie Pedersen, co-author of Quilting Modern
- Handmade by Alissa Alissa Haight Carlton, author of Modern Minimal and co-author of Block Party, The Modern Quilting Bee
- Oh Fransson! by Elizabeth Hartman, author of Modern Patchwork and The Practical Guide to Patchwork
- A Few Scraps by Christina Cameli, author of First Steps to Free-Motion Quilting
- Waterfront Park by Violet Craft
- 2nd Avenue Studio by Rachel Kerley
- Quilts and Paws by Pam Raby
- Don't Call Me Betsy by Elizabeth Dackson
- Design Camp by Michelle Freedman
- quilting is my therapy by Angela Walters, professional longarm quilter, fabric designer and author of Free-Motion Quilting and In the Studio with Angela Walters
- red pepper quilts by Rita Hodge, quilter from Melbourne, Australia
- Tula Pink by Tula Pink, fabric designer for Free Spirit Fabrics, author of Quilts from the House of Tula Pink, City Sampler 100 Modern Quilt Blocks
- Lucky Spool Modern Blocks, compiled by Susanne Woods 99 Quilt Blocks from Favorite Designers
- Jay Bird Quilts by Julie Herman, pattern designer, author of Skip the Borders, developer of the Hex N More, mini Hex N More and Sidekick rulers
- Denyse Schmidt Quilts Denyse Schmidt, author of Modern Quilts Traditional Inspiration, Denyse Schmidt Quilts
- Amanda Murphy by Amanda Murphy, author of Modern Holiday and Color Essentials - Crisp and Vibrant Quilts
Vintage/Retro Quilters - Simplfy by Camille Roskelley, author of Simply Retro
- a bee in my bonnet by Lori Holt, author of Quilty Fun and Great Granny Squared
- Swim Bike quilt, freshly pieced, Fresh Lemons by Katie Clark Blakesley, Lee Heinrich and Faith Jones, co-authors of Vintage Quilt Revival
Magazines - Generation Q Published bimonthly, 6 issues for $49.95
- Love Patchwork and Quilting 13 digital issues for $64.99
- Modern Quilts Unlimited Published quarterly, 4 digital issues for $19.95 4 print issues for $24.95
- Fat Quarterly
Blogs by co-authors of Fat Quarterly Shape Workshop for Quilters - Haines by Tacha Bruecher
- monkey do by Katy Jones
- flossy blossy by Brioni Greenberg
- Quilt Dad by John Q. Adams
With the assistance of Pam, respectfully submitted by Alice MRQG Historian
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