Floating for Zuri Quilt by Jennifer, an original design featured on her blog.
Modern Day Quilts
One modern quilt a day. Searching the best modern quilts on the web for the most awesome one today.*
*except weekends
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2011-12-14
Source: flickr.com
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2011-12-13
This past month we wrapped up the Central Texas Wildfire Quilt Drive for the children who lost their homes in Bastrop. At last count, we collected well over 200 quilts! When the Bastrop Chamber of Commerce heard what we were doing, they were very excited and immediately wanted to run the distribution of the quilts. Yesterday, my Dad and I drove out and dropped off the quilts at the Chamber. I know there are several dozen more quilts on the way, so I’ll be making another run out to Bastrop before the end of the year.
Thank you to everyone who donated quilts. It may take me a bit to write all the thank you notes, I am so grateful for your generosity. I’d especially like to thank Valli and Kim (pictured above on the left) for agreeing to receive all the quilts shipping to their awesome quilt shop in Dripping Springs. Thank you to everyone who blogged, tweeted and got the word out, we would not have been able to collect all these quilts without your help!
Thank you to all the Austin area quilt shops who collected quilts for this drive!
Photo courtesy of The Century News of Dripping Springs.
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2011-12-12
Prisms Quilt by Jennifer, an original design featured on her blog.
Source: ellisonlane.blogspot.com
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2011-12-09
Solidarity Quilt by the Austin Modern Quilt Guild, an collaborative design featured on Bobbi’s blog and the AMQG blog.
This quilt is up for auction at the Artists Against Cancer auction this Sunday, 5-8pm at Thunderbird Coffee on Manor Road. 100% of the proceeds from this auction will go to Cindy Crowell, a super duper awesome person and member of the Austin Modern Quilt Guild. Hope to see you there!
Disclaimer: I always said to myself I’d never feature my own work on this site. I’m making an exception in this case.
Source: rainylakechick.blogspot.com
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2011-12-08
Lots of Polka Dots by Svetlana Sotak, an original design featured on her blog.
Source: sotakhandmade.blogspot.com
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2011-12-07
Hexi Star Quilt by Terri, an original design featured on her blog.
Source: thequiltedfox.blogspot.com
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2011-12-06
Barcode Quilt Back by Susan, the back is an original design featured on her Flickr stream.
Source: Flickr / susans_quilt_lab
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2011-12-05
Untitled Quilt by Geta Grama, an original design featured on her blog.
Source: cadouri-din-inima.blogspot.com
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2011-12-01
Source: Flickr / charlottenarunsky
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2011-11-30
Source: Flickr / screaming_bears
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2011-11-29
Morning Mist Quilt by Debbie Grifka, an original design featured on her blog and the pattern is available in her Etsy shop and on PatternSpot.
Source: eschhousequilts.blogspot.com
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2011-11-28
Fact or Fiction Quilt by Karen, an original design featured on her blog.
Source: bloomingpoppies.wordpress.com
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2011-11-23
An Interview with the Mother of Modern Quilting
There is no denying that there is one person who has influenced every modern quilter, either directly or indirectly. No other quilter has influenced more people both inside and outside the quilting community in the last 10 years. The one quilter the general public could name would be Denyse Schmidt, with her work being featured in dozens of prominent magazines, newspapers and television. She is the mother of modern quilting.
I first came across Denyse Schmidt’s work in 1999 when she was featured on Martha Stewart’s television show. It was my first exposure to think about quilting in an entirely different way. She was creating these amazing quilts, steeped in traditional technique but with a fully modern perspective. Honestly, I was puzzled when I first watched the segment, but over the weeks and years I kept coming back to it. I kept remembering how revolutionary her work was. I didn’t quilt much for several years, because the quilting style did not match my own. When I did come back to quilting, my first quilt was from her book Denyse Schmidt Quilts.
Her book brought me back to quilting and modernized my work. She made me realize quilting isn’t confined to a grid, that negative space is really awesome and that perfection isn’t always square. Quilting didn’t have to look like old and fuddy, it could be stylish and real.
Denyse Schmidt attended the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Bridgeport, Connecticut where she teaches workshops in her studio. She has several collections of quilts including custom couture quilts, patterns and a line of fabric with FreeSpirit. Her new book Denyse Schmidt: Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration is coming out in April 2012 and from the excerpt I read it will likely to be more amazing than her first. Additional information about her work is on her website.
An original design by Denyse Schmidt, you can view her newest work at Ralph Pucci, under Fine Art.
What is your chief characteristic? Creativity.
What is your main fault? Perfectionism.
What is your favorite occupation? Walking in the woods or on the beach.
What is your idea of happiness? Nothing to do and lots of time.
What is your idea of misery? No time and never-ending deadlines.
If not yourself, who would you be? A monk, or one of my cats.
What is the quality you most admire in someone? Optimism.
What do you appreciate most in friends? Authenticity, kindness.
What inspires you? Nature, music, fashion, art, smart design, simplicity.
Who is your favorite artist? Maria Kalman.
Who is your favorite non-fabric designer? Tyler Hayes (BDDW).
What is your favorite color? Persimmon or olive-y green.
What is your favorite neutral? Warm grey.
When did you complete your first quilt? Where is it now? Probably around 1990. It was a gift for an old boyfriend, so I’m not sure where it ended up.
What are the number of WIPs, UFOs and projects on your to do list? If we count any kind (not just quilt or craft related) too many to count. At least 24.
How old is your oldest UFO? That I still have? Maybe 5 years old.
What is the current state of your studio? Post-sample-sale tidy.
What do you listen to when you sew? NPR, my “Sufjan Stevens” mix on Pandora.
What was your first machine? It was a toy machine. It was frustrating because it didn’t sew well. After that I used my mother’s old Singer.
What is your current machine? A 20-year-old Brother industrial.
What is your favorite sewing tool? Any kind of scissors, but especially embroidery snips.
What was the last piece of fabric you bought? Ticking stripes, for a show of quilts at Ralph Pucci. I also bought a piece of leather to make a bag, but not sure if that counts.
What was your last completed project? New fabric designs for spring, new DSQ quilt patterns with Flea Market Fancy, the above-mentioned quilts.
Do you have one of your quilts on your bed? Yes, Tangerine/Poppy, a Works Special Edition quilt.
What is your favorite part of the quilting process? Designing.
What is your least favorite part of the quilting process? Making the back.
What is your favorite time of day to sew? Late afternoons, or mornings.
Do you fudge? With skill and style.
Cats or Dogs? Cats!
Your favorite motto “Believing in your own self”
I won’t be posting any quilts till Monday due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Have a Happy Thankgiving! For my non-US readers, have a fantastic weekend!
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2011-11-21
A Quilt for Harry by Erica, an original design featured on her blog.
Source: craftyblossom.blogspot.com
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2011-11-18
Simple Selvage Squares Quilt by Riel Nason, an original design on her blog.
Source: quispamsisquilter.blogspot.com
