As well, different patterns emerge as popular, and handed
down through the ages. I may do a post later on outlining different sorts of
patterns quilters rely on, and a bit on where they emerged.
Quilters, just like painters, can sometimes prefer one
pattern, or one style, over another. I don't have a favorite pattern per se,
but I really like the technique of improvisational piecing, thus my love for the modern quilting movement, from
which I get a lot of my inspiration.
The Modern Quilting Movement describes itself thus:
Modern quilting has existed in many forms for much of the 20th
century. It wasn't until the 2000's that quilts with a modern aesthetic began
to appear in greater numbers and quilters began to describe themselves as
modern.
A defining event occurred in 1998 when Martha Stewart Living
featured Denyse Schmidt, calling her quilts a “chic, modernist aesthetic."
For many quilters in the early days of the movement, this was a key
inspirational moment.
The growth of the movement was facilitated by four factors: the
cultural shift of quality design being recognized by the general public,
affordable digital cameras, the changing fabric industry and the rise of social
media.
Some of the guild’s aesthetic elements include, but are not
limited to: the use of bold colors and prints, high contrast and graphic areas
of solid color, improvisational piecing, minimalism, expansive negative space,
and alternate grid work.
Here is an example of a fabulous quilt by Shannon
Page; winner of 2nd prize in her organization:
This is one of my favourites: …and the moon at night by Colleen
Molen. I love the lack of symmetry and the hypnotizing round shapes – very
lunar indeed:
Please visit the Modern Quilt Guild to view more
wonderful quilts.
We recently had a quilt show at the building where I work,
ReplyDeleteand I was amazed by the artistry of some of the quilts. I often wonder
when people started looking at quilts as works of art rather than utilitarian
blankets. I guess when I think about it though people have always tried
to make pretty quilts. Just because something is going have a mundane use
doesn't mean it shouldn't be beautiful. I think people are always
compelled to beautify their surroundings. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and these pictures.
The quilts you've pictured here are really fun. I would probably hang
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favorite quilt pattern too. I guess some of them are easier to put together
than others, but there's so many fun patterns to choose from it
would be hard to decide. My problem would be in picking out fabric.
I get lost in fabric stores and come out many happy hours later with more
fabric than I need. I saw a funny cartoon the other day of a skeleton sitting
on a bench outside a fabric store. He had a sign around his neck that said, “Waiting for my wife". Fun blog!
Ha ha! I can totally relate! But remember, we quilters have a saying: I must use all my fabric before I die; since I have so much of it, I don't think I'll ever die! Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteArt is everywhere. Inspiration can be found even on the tiles of a sidewalk.
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