I finally finished processing the photos I took at QuiltCon last week in Austin. It was a wonderful (if short) road-trip with my friends
Sharon Dixon, Barb Knoblock, and
Betty Baker, who drove in from Houston. Only TWO people-pictures, I promise! The rest are quilts.
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Standing in front of the QuiltCon quilt:
Me, Betty, Barb, and Sharon |
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| Lynn Douglass, Sharon, Barb, Betty |
Here are some of the modern quilts that were on display ...alphabetically by title. I tried to include the quilter's names when possible, but didn't realize until too late how many were quilted by long-armers, and neglected to get all of the names.
If you have information on the names of the quilters (as opposed to the quilt top makers), I will be most happy to add them here.
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A Very Long Conversation
Rossie Hutchinson |
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Add It Up
Jacquie Gering, Katie Pedersen and Angela Walters |
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Bang! You're Dead
Jacquie Gering
quilted by Anne Christopher |
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Broken Cogs
Jacquie Gering and Angela Walters |
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| Broken Cogs (detail) |
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Broken Diamonds
Kati Spencer |
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Cancer Sucks
Austin Modern Quilt Guild
gift for Cindy Crowell |
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Coded Paragraph
Joel Ignacio |
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| Coded Paragraph (detail) |
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Connected to Jon
Sew Connected (group); quilted by Angela Walters |
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Couldn't Keep it to Myself
Denyse Schmidt |
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Curried Plums
Debbie Grifka |
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Don't Blink
Caro Sheridan |
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Don't Blink
(reduced in size for viewing) |
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Double Edged Love
(Best In Show)
Victoria Findlay Wolfe
quilted by Lisa Sipes |
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| Double Edged Love (detail) |
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Fifty Shades of Groovy
Leslie Tucker Jenison |
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| Fifty Shades of Groovy (detail) |
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Flying Saucer
Lisa Alexakis |
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Hope as the Anchor of the Soul #3
Denyse Schmidt |
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| Hope as the Anchor of the Soul #3 (detail) |
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Hope as the Anchor of the Soul #4
Denyse Schneider |
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| Hope as the Anchor of the Soul #4 (detail) |
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Hurle Burle Marx
Daniel Rouse |
What do YOU think, so far? I must admit that I wasn't in love with the Modern Quilt Movement when it first emerged a couple of years ago, but I was surprised and pleased at how many of them at the show that I did like. It's definitely a different take, although there still seems to be some confusion and disagreement over what constitutes a "Modern" quilt.
MORE pictures tomorrow ... please check back ... and please leave me a Comment on your opinion of the Modern Quilt Movement.
Thank you! Please post more...love seeing them=)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Jackie ... many more pictures to come!
DeleteThanks for taking all of those photos, editing them and then posting. I know it is a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteVery surprised that the modern take on a double wedding ring won best of show. Looking forward to seeing more tomorrow.
Thanks, Ann. I was also surprised at the Best In Show award, simply because of the clear use of a traditional quilt design. It may have had something to do with the extremely dense and precise quilting stitches, which are really only apparent when viewing it in person.
DeleteUnfortunately, I could not see this WONDERFUL exhibit in person. Thank you again for bringing it to those of us who could not attend.
DeleteThe category was "Modern Traditional" Thanks for posting! Lisa Sipes rocked the quilting. A fun collaboration!
DeleteAh-hah! That answers my question, Victoria, thanks! "Modern Traditional" certainly fits, and that quilt was beautiful. I have a lot to learn about the Modern movement, that's for sure! Thanks again for the clarification.
DeleteI too had mixed views of this movement but find many of these interesting, even exciting. The heavy emphasis on the actual quilting appeals to me, particularly as it is dense and does not seem to rely on exacting replication.
ReplyDeleteThere were some quilts there with very minimal quilting. Without even being aware of it, I now notice that I didn't take any pictures of those!
DeleteI'm not sure that I like Modern Quilts but you have to admire the workmanship. Sorry workwomanship.....lol.
ReplyDeleteActually, there were quite a few men quilters exhibited, too. I was pleased to see that ... I'm wondering if the minimalism particularly appeals to them.
DeleteThank you for including my quilt, dear Linda.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I think I was a modern traditional quilter long before the term was coined. These quilts appeal to me on a deep level. I will never abandon making contemporary art quilts, but I plan to continue exploring the modern aesthetic.
xoxo
Leslie
Leslie, your "Japanese Tea Garden" and some of your other abstract quilts definitely fit into the Modern movement! Also my very favorite of yours, the photographic reference to the grafitti-covered walls in Amsterdam. You are one Modern Girl!
DeleteI've been intrigued by the Modern Quilt movement for a while now. Thanks so much for posting these. I'm not sure of it really needs definition...it's kind of like pornography: it's really hard to define but you know it when you see it!
ReplyDeleteI've found it fun to step away from piecing more tradional blocks and trying to put fabrics together in a newer way.
Hah! Antonija, that's a fun way to think of it ... hard to define but you know it when you see it. That's why I actually thought some of the quilts exhibited really weren't in the "Modern" mode. But I loved seeing all of them. More pics tonight or tomorrow!
DeleteI just want to thank you for crediting me for the quilting. I am amazed at how many leave that part out. It is discouraging. So THANK YOU!
ReplyDeleteLisa, your quilting was gorgeous ... and I think it was when I saw yours that I realized that a lot of other quilts had been quilted by other than the top-maker. If anyone knows the names of other quilters that I have left out, please let me know so I can credit them.
DeleteLinda, Thank you for showing the pictures of these modern quilts. Although I had reservations in the beginning (4 pieced blocks on a plain background for a queen-sized quilt????) I am really embracing the movement now. I was wishing I could have been there for QuiltCon but you have provided the next best thing.
ReplyDeleteRobin, so. Indiana
You're welcome! I've also just posted the second half of the pictures I took. Too many quilts, too little time!
DeleteThank you for including my Coded Paragraph quilt in your post. I wasn't able to attend so it's nice seeing it through someone else's eyes. Sounds like you enjoyed the show. I'll have to make it to the next QuiltCon :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Joel ... as you can see, I only took pictures of my favorites! I especially enjoyed the hand-stitching you included in your quilt.
DeleteI hope you do get to attend the next show ... it was great!
Fantastic photos of great quilts, thank you so much for posting them, Linda!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for including my quilts too! Please add Angela Walters to the Broken Cogs and the Add It Up quilt. She was a partner with me (and me and Katie) in those quilts. She also quilted the Connected to Jon quilt. Thanks and thanks for sharing!!
Thanks so much for the additional information, Jacquie! I've incorporated it into the post. Each contributor to the quilts should ALWAYS be acknowledged, so thank you again.
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