When Alissa Haight Carlton and Latifah Saafir organized the first Modern Quilt Guild meeting in Silver Lake in October 2009, they hoped they would find a few other like-minded quilters who wanted to ...
Michelle Kitto of Urban Spools sewing lounge displays some of the modern quilts she and her others have made. Shari Lidji cutting fabric for a commissioned quilt she's creating for a client at her ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lauren Hunt is quick to point out that her quilts aren’t like your grandmother’s. And her quilting skills weren’t passed down through her family, either. The 27-year-old refers to a ...
The nonprofit group’s ninth annual show features about 80 handmade quilts and highlights the diversity of modern quilting.
Dispel the myth! Quilting is not just for the older generation anymore. Tisha Nagel and Katie Burford of the Indy Modern Quilt Guild tell us modern quilting brings a fresh perspective to traditional ...
Quilting is an old practice — one that may have started as early as 3400 BCE. Some connect it with the Crusaders in 12th century Europe, but it became especially common in the United States in the ...
The seeds for the Lancaster Modern Quilt Guild were sown when Deb Fry went to a local quilt show and was shocked by what she saw. There were quilts made with 14,000 beads and quilts made from ...
Ahead of their first show, the Lake Superior Modern Quilt Guild says we can think of their work as an evolution of tradition quilting. Member of the group Jen Gustafson explains, “Traditional quilting ...
Experience the power of modern quilts in an exhibit of 60 innovative and inspiring quilts that represent the best modern quilts and quilters of the past decade. "Modern Quilts: Designs of the New ...
Among those in the know, quilting has shaken off its once-fusty image. “One of the biggest biases I face is just the concept of a quilter,” says Orlando quiltmaker Sarah Lauzon. “What do you picture?
The Tulsa Modern Quilt Guild is hosting a quilt exhibition this weekend. The two-day event started on Friday and ends on ...