Quilting with a Modern Slant: People, Patterns, and Techniques Inspiring the Modern Quilt Community

by Rachel May

Overview

Modern quilting allows artists the freedom to expand on traditions and use fabrics, patterns, colors, and stitching innovatively to create exciting fresh designs. In Quilting with a Modern Slant, Rachel May introduces you to more than 70 modern quilters who have developed their own styles, methods, and aesthetics. Their ideas, quilts, tips, tutorials, and techniques will inspire you to try something new and follow your own creativity — wherever it leads.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612120638
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	01/28/2014
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	262,628
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Rachel May is an organizing member of the Boston chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild and a lifelong crafter who has focused her energy on quilting for the past 6 years. She teaches writing classes and is currently a Ph.D. student of English and Cultural Studies with a focus on quilts and narrative at the University of Rhode Island. Her writing has received multiple awards, including two Pushcart Prize nominations. She lives in Rhode Island.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Six Steps to a Quilt

What You'll Need

Find Your People

What is Modern Quilting?

 

1: A Sense of Play

Weeks Ringle & Bill Kerr

Quilters Unite!

Broadband

Rashida Coleman-Hale

Andrew Mowbray

Yoshiko Jinzenji

Angela Walters

Free-Motion Quilting Paisleys

Jagged

David Butler

Miriam Blaich

Kathy Mack

Rebecca Loren

Grandmother's Fan Variation

Anna Williams

 

2: Improv

Rossie Hutchinson

Credit Where Credit Is Due

Fraction Quilt

Gee's Bend Quilts

Katie Pedersen

Kyoung Ae Cho

Rayna Gillman

Improv Piecing with Scraps

Nancy Crow

Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Curvy Dresden Improv Piecing

Denyse Schmidt

Curved Piecing

Sherri Lynn Wood

Modern Memory Lane T-Shirt Quilt

Danielle Krcmar

 

3: The Personal is Political

Kristin Link

Chawne Kimber

Denise Burge

Michelle Engel Bencsko & Gina Pantastico

Betz White

Line Bruntse

Alice Webb Greer

Finishing Your Quilt

Jan Johnson

Bullion Stitch

Museums Discover Quilts

Laurel Krynock

Alexandra Ledgerwood

Donating Quilts

Lee Heinrich

Blogging Advice

Thomas Knauer

 

4: Quilting From Tradition

Anna Maria Horner

Bouquet

Reading Up on Quilt History

Pepper Cory

Log Cabin Block

Allison Harris

Amish Quilts

Aneela Hoey

Hand-Quilting Basics

Kathreen Ricketson

Tacha Bruecher

Paper-Pieced Pillow

Katie Blakesley

Katy Jones

Vanessa Christenson

Cynthia Mann

Starting a Business

 

5: For The Love Of Color

Amy Butler

Elizabeth Hartman

Alexis Deise

Amy Keefer's Color Culture

Natural Dyes

Elizabeth Barton

Kaffe Fassett

Malka Dubrawsky

Resist Dyeing

Pieces-of-Eight Pillow

Sonia Delaunay

Monica Ripley

Dyeing with Avocado Pits

Red & White Quilts

Creating Your Own Fabric

Kim Eichler-Messmer

Kelle Boyd

 

6: Practicing Scale(s)

Jane Sassaman

Jacquie Gering

Ashley Newcomb

Paper-Pieced Heart

Heather Grant

The Modern Quilt Guild

Debbie Grifka

Star Variations

Milky Way

Valori Wells

Jessica Kovach

Aimee Raymond

Caro Sheridan

The Four-Patch Trick

 

7: Coming Full Circle

Valerie Maser-Flanagan

Geta Grama

Stacey Shrontz

Fusible Web Applique

Quilting with Kids

Laurie Matthews

Lisa Mason

Caroline Mason

John Q. Adams

Men Who Quilt

Summer Twist Quilt

Inspiration

Maritza Soto

Pippa Eccles Armbrester

Reverse Appliqueing Ovals

Virginia B. Johnson

Opening a Shop

Sarah Fielke

Melody Miller

 

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Bibliography

Metric Conversion Chart

Photography Credits

Index

 

 

 

Editorial Reviews

01/06/2014
May, a founder of the Boston Modern Quilt Guild, has created an encyclopedia of modern quilting. So-called “modern” quilting labels the latest category of quilting, following “traditional” and “art.” Modern quilting—admittedly hard to pin down, but proudly inclusive—is a hybrid of the other two, resulting in quilts that “perform both a design and functional purpose.” May divides her book into seven sections with titles that reflect the whimsy and experimentation that help define modern quilting, including “A Sense of Play,” “Improv,” and “For the Love of Color.” Within those chapters, she presents modern quilters (“Meet”), such as Angela Walters, David Butler, and Caro Sheridan; offers directions (“Project”) for techniques like paper piecing and for quilts, like Sherri Lynn Wood’s modern t-shirt quilt; and covers history and museums. Sidebars cite quilters’ blogs and places to donate quilts, among other information. Crawls at the bottom of pages define words (“Quilt Lingo”) and blurbed quotes from quilters and their blogs are scattered throughout for encouragement. Like a good host, May serves as an enthusiastic introducer, teacher, and cheerleader. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

In this collection, writer and crafter May profiles some of the big names in modern quilting and some quilters who are lesser known but whose work is quietly helping to redefine the possibilities of quilting. The book is divided into seven sections, each focusing on a particular aspect of modern quilting, such as improv, color, scale, or a theme (e.g., “the personal is political,” “coming full circle”). The bounty of creativity is inspiring, and the variety of quilts featured will open the readers’ eyes to all of the aspects of this popular movement. There are some fantastic patterns and tutorials throughout, but what sets this work apart is its emphasis on quilt makers rather than on quilt making. VERDICT May does a marvelous job of capturing a moment in the modern quilting movement, as well as the viewpoints and opinions of the creators who have made modern quilting into an enduring form of expression. This volume belongs in all quilting collections.” — Library Journal Starred Review

From the Publisher

★ 12/01/2013
In this collection, writer and crafter May profiles some of the big names in modern quilting and some quilters who are lesser known but whose work is quietly helping to redefine the possibilities of quilting. The book is divided into seven sections, each focusing on a particular aspect of modern quilting, such as improv, color, scale, or a theme (e.g., "the personal is political," "coming full circle"). The bounty of creativity is inspiring, and the variety of quilts featured will open readers' eyes to all of the aspects of this popular movement. There are some fantastic patterns and tutorials throughout, but what sets this work apart is its emphasis on quilt makers rather than on quilt making. VERDICT May does a marvelous job of capturing a moment in the modern quilting movement, as well as the viewpoints and opinions of the creators who have made modern quilting into an enduring form of expression. This volume belongs in all quilting collections.

Library Journal