This evening I’ve just returned home from QuiltCon in Pasadena, and once again it was so interesting to see how the Modern Quilt Guilds around the world, and the Modern quilters individually, have continued to grow in terms of their creativity and the quality of the exhibit.
One of the strong themes this year was triangles and tessellated shapes, and an exploration of using similar interlocking pieces but creating an overall feeling of movement through the use of color and value.
There were political quilts, large scale portrait quilts (including a *fabulous* big portrait of David Bowie!), and creative graphic cityscapes.
There was a large challenge exhibit “Glitz” using this graduated metallic dot print from Michael Miller.
I love the quilts using bright colors mixed in with solid natural linens. (There is a parallel trend in Japanese quilts which is so exquisite!)
The special exhibit of Molly Upton’s quilts from the 70’s was poignant, when discovering that she died at the age of 23. So creative and prolific!
There were spontaneous-pieced quilts, but there were also very carefully crafted and meticulously planned quilts. There are stringently simplified designs, and wildly innovative explorations in piecing. So much diversity is exploding out of this Modern Quilt movement!
As you may have noted above, we have 2 Modern Quilt magazines that just landed in the warehouse in the last couple days, so take a look at those new titles. I am uploading quilt images this weekend so watch my photo pages!
Also for our friends in Mexico and Latin America, I am excited to confirm that I will be arriving at the quilt festival in Mexico City this Friday evening Feb 26, staying for the festivities Saturday and Sunday.
My Polar Bear Tour is now open for registration and filling fast, so if you are interested, call our NatHab rep Aly and sign up for a payment plan!
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Travel Calendar:
Feb 26-28 – Mexico City Quilt Festival
March 5 – Lecture at BERNINA Presser Foot – Longmont CO
May 8-15 – Luana’s CUBA ARTS TOUR
Nov 15-20 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Registration Open Now!
