Dallas Modern Quilt Guild: Open to all skill levels, the group meets monthly for education, swaps and more. 7 p.m. on the fourth Thursday. Community Room, Half Price Books, ...

Modern quilting, with its emphasis on solid colors and bold, graphic designs, is attracting a new generation of sewers. They're connecting through the Modern Quilt Guild and social media.

Modern quilters can let “the fabric tell the story until they build confidence,” Johnson said. For many traditional quilters, discernible blocks may always define the term “quilt.” ...

Modern quilters are scrapping traditional patterns in favor of a contemporary or offbeat look, and some work without patterns. Fabrics are lighter, brighter and bigger prints, with a lot of ...

“These quilts opened up new possibilities of what quilts could be,” writes Rachel May in her new book, “Quilting With a Modern Slant: People, Patterns, and Techniques Inspiring the Modern ...

Modern quilters also value the idea that their pieces are functional. "An art quilt you hang on a wall, and they're often not soft," said Mary Fons, 31, of Chicago.

There's a youthquake on the quilt scene, and the fabrics (and insults) are flying. "Modern quilting" is the label that has stuck to this aesthetic, which often recalls the work of such modern-art ...

Quilting may be considered an old-fashioned craft, but only in the sense that it dates back centuries. Today, quilters pursue an array of modern and even improvisational approaches, and there&#8217… ...

Today, as the indie craft movement continues to thrive, modern quilters are still pushing the boundaries and coming together to inspire each other at events like QuiltCon on Feb. 19-22 at the ...

Now, quilters, galleries, and museums appreciate these quilts for their bright colors, sense of design, and use of figurative story-telling. It’s a style that’s influenced many contemporary ...

The modern-quilting group today has more than 100 chapters and 5,000-plus members nationwide.Thanks to a movement that’s […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 76°F.