January 9, 2018

Modern Quilts: Designs of a New Century

The Modern Quilt Guild has produced a beautiful hardcover book, Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century, featuring color photos of over 200 modern quilts.  Thirty-two contributors to the book -- including myself -- are celebrating with a blog tour, and today is my day on the tour.


I am honored to have my "New Star Rising II" quilt featured in this collection.  You can find my quilt on page 25 of the book.  My quilt will also be featured in a touring exhibit associated with the book; this tour opens April 1 at the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio.  A full schedule for the touring exhibit will be updated here.


My quilt design is an exploration into transparency effects.  The original New Star Rising quilt was featured at Quiltcon 2013, where it won an award, quite unexpectedly.  That quilt was also purchased at the show, so I no longer have access to it.  The version of the quilt which is featured in the book is the second incarnation of the design; I made this version to keep for myself, and I was thrilled when it was accepted into this book in place of the quilt which was at Quiltcon.


It is an honor to be among such great company within this book.  I received my copy just the other day, and I am impressed with the quality of the book itself, along with the wonderful quilts on display.

The book was curated by Riane Manardi, Alissa Haight Carlton, and Heather Grant of the Modern Quilt Guild.  In addition to so many beautifully inspiring quilts, the book also gives a brief history of the modern quilting movement.  The quilts themselves are organized into categories which highlight various aspects of modern quilting.

In honor of the book release, my newly-released New Star Rising quilt pattern is available at a reduced price in my Craftsy shop, through the end of the blog tour.


Be sure to visit the other stops along the tour:

12/13/2017
Amber Corcoran
12/14/2017
Heidi Parkes
12/15/2017
Melissa Cory
12/16/2017
Penny Gold
12/18/2017
Shruti Dandekar
12/19/2017
Amy Friend
12/20/2017
Paige Alexander
12/21/2017
Angela Bowman
12/22/2017
Lysa Flower
12/27/2017
Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill
12/28/2017
Jacquie Gering
12/29/2017
Christa Watson
12/30/2017
Heather Black
1/2/2018
Kristin Shields
1/3/2018
Krista Hennebury
1/4/2018
Cinzia Allocca
1/5/2018
Suzanne Paquette
1/6/2018
Yvonne Fuchs
1/9/2018
Ben Darby
1/10/2018
Nicole Daksiewicz
1/11/2018
Kristi Schroeder
1/12/2018
Kathy York
1/13/2018
Marla Varner
1/15/2018
Brigette Heitland
1/16/2018
Stacey Sharman
1/17/2018
Stacey O'Malley
1/18/2018
Kim Soper
1/19/2018
Steph Skardal
1/20/2018
Cheryl Brickey
1/22/2018
Shea Henderson
1/23/2018
Katie Larson
1/24/2018
Katie Pedersen