Knitting had its moment (and it’s still going on), so perhaps it’s time to shine a spotlight on quilters. While the craft may evoke images of grannies in spectacles equipped with needles in a barn (sewing bee anyone?), there’s an alternative to patchwork classics. After posting a few modern quilters last year, we stumbled upon a decidedly hip Flickr group of crafters called The Modern Quilt Guild, and pulled out half a dozen favorites.
Above: Shattering glass design quilt by Lindsey Rhodes.
Cascade quilt by Christina Cameli.
Sticks and Stones quilt by Michelle from CityHouseStudio.
Bargello quilt by Andrew Joslyn.
Quilt in white and grays by Katie Sciarrino.
Monochromatic plum quilt by Wendy Robards.
jenn ski on 01.08.2012 at 11:59 AM
These quilts are amazing!
Nicole Gamble on 01.09.2012 at 05:44 AM
Love your quilts! So simple and so perfect!
Andrew J on 01.09.2012 at 10:18 AM
Thanks for featuring my quilt on your page! (It’s the blue bargello quilt, the 4th one down). It would be really great if you could link the images back to the original versions on Flickr so that your readers can find the quilters who made these specific quilts. Here is the link to mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/themodernquiltguild/5556558786/in/photostream
Also, “The Modern Quilt Guild” is more than just a Flickr group – it is a global movement, including dozens of quilt guilds from around the world. Here is a link: http://themodernquiltguild.com/
Jaime on 01.09.2012 at 10:20 AM
Hi Andrew,
Thanks so much for this info. We’ll definitely the post with this information. Thanks for reading :)
Jaime
April on 01.09.2012 at 17:22 PM
Yes, I have been posting quilts like these to my pinterest board – it’s fantastic what’s out there.