Grand Pineapple - Dichotomy by Allison Lee
Raleigh, North Carolina
Gypsy Wife by Catherine Mosely
Cameron Park, New South Wales, Australia
Fifty Shades of Geese by Patricia Roche
Chandler, Arizona
Patricia stated that her quilt, Fifty Shades of Geese, was her experiment in putting flying geese blocks into a modern setting. She used a wide selection of Kona solids and played around with mixing 'geese' and 'sky' colors, topping off the quilt with some lovely long-arm quilting, completed on her Gammill.
detail of Fifty Shades of Geese
Improv Double Wedding Ring by Natalie Sabik
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Inspired by the traditional double wedding ring pattern, this quilt was pieced using improvisationally pieced work. Natalie broke down the components of the traditional pattern, pieced each component individually, then reassembled into the overall funky quilt. She also creatively flipped the focus of the quilt, using color inside the rings of the pattern and making the rings meld into the background. It is a fascinating refocus on the use of negative space. Wonderful job Natalie! Click here to learn more about Natalie's philosophy of piecing her original quilts - scroll down until you spy this quilt or read all of this post. Her blog is https://greenleafgoods.wordpress.com/ Greenleaf Goods.
Sunrise, Sunset by Katherine Dithmer
League City, Texas
This quilt is a fun play on the traditional Lonestar quilt pattern. Katherine made two lonestars, one in cool colors (blues, purples, greens) and a second in warm colors (reds, oranges and yellows). They are then set such that one star is rising while the other is setting, hence the name Sunrise, Sunset.
Under the Sea by Barbara Cline
Bridgewater, Virginia
This intriguing original design was created using only two different triangle blocks. Simply by changing the color placements and rotating the blocks, one can make star designs, pinwheels and diamond chains. I enjoy Barbara's creative setting and her wonderful use of color. Fabulous job! Barbara comes from a quilting family and features them on her blog. I enjoyed her recent family reunion-retreat (click here),
has made her own button featuring this quilt of hers, and has a book, titled Diamond Chain Quilts, published detailing how to make this smashing quilt. Barbara's blog is http://quiltingal.blogspot.com/ Quilting Gal and her website is http://www.delightfulpiecing.com/ Delightful Piecing.
Modern Amish II by Mickey Beebe
Santa Cruz, California
quilted by Toni McAuliffe
Mickey made this quilt for the Amish: the Modern Muse exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Her inspiration was a specific Roman Stripe quilt in the collection of the International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska. This is the second quilt in a series, in which Mickey added a white background and pared the design down into this modern essence, her original design. Mickey does not have a blog, but has made award winning quilts and designed fun patterns. Click here for one of them.
Steps by Carrie Strine
Forest Hills, New York
Carrie states that Steps is her interpretation of a traditional Courthouse Steps quilt. She played with the interactions of color, discovering that when viewed from the right distance, there is a connection between the traditional patterns and digital imaging. Her original design is machine pieced and hand quilted. I wonder - do you see any images appearing after staring at this quilt for a little bit? Click here for her photo on her blog, or better still, check out her website at http://www.carriestrine.com/
Sunset by Corinne Sovey
Austin, Texas
Using the traditional Rail Fence quilt pattern, Corinne played with colors to mimic the setting sun. She added another dimension by using various colors of thread in her matchstick quilting. Corinne hs posted this tutorial on the making of this quilt. Click here to see it, or here to follow her entire blog, http://mustlovequilts.com/ Must Love Quilts. Amazingly, Corinne began quilting three years ago. Quilt on, Carrie!
Wavelength by Lee Heinrich
Mequon, Wisconsin
Lee clearly had fun with this twist on the classic Grandmother's Two Patch block. Rather than using a standard grid, she repeated elements to create a radiating, explosive feel. Her use of color emphasized the explosiveness, while the use of scrappy black-and-white prints in the background added an extra chaos. I've discovered that Lee has a blog, Freshly Pieced, and that she had more quilts in the QuiltCon exhibit! Click here for her post on her four quilts in QuiltCon or follow her blog http://www.freshlypieced.com/ Freshly Pieced.
Woodcut by Holly DeGroot
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Holly stitched this quilt for the Modern Solids Challenge, organized by FreeSpirit Fabrics and Coats & Clark to promote Denyse Schmidt's Modern Solids. The challenge was to use a box of the solids to create a 60" x 60" quilt inspired by a traditional quilt design. Holly was inspired by the traditional log cabin block with incorporated half square triangles, reminiscent of a traditional scallop quilt without the curves. She used foundation paper piecing, set the blocks on-point while using a white background and finished it with machine quilted straight lines. The final quilt reminds Holly of rows of trees in a forest. I agree -- I see a forest of uniquely colorful trees too. Bonus: click here to see Holly's photos and description of making this quilt, or here to see it's earlier stages of creation, or here to see the box of solids before they were stitched into this quilt. You can see more of the quilts on InstaGram (IG) under the hatchtag #modernsolidschallenge. You may enjoy following Holly on her blog Bijou Lovely, http://www.bijoulovelydesigns.com/
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