Michelle Kitto of Urban Spools sewing lounge displays some of the modern quilts she and her others have made. Shari Lidji cutting fabric for a commissioned quilt she's creating for a client at her ...

When Alissa Haight Carlton and Latifah Saafir organized the first Modern Quilt Guild meeting in Silver Lake in October 2009, they hoped they would find a few other like-minded quilters who wanted to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lauren Hunt is quick to point out that her quilts aren’t like your grandmother’s. And her quilting skills weren’t passed down through her family, either. The 27-year-old refers to a ...

At the Modern Quilt Guild’s QuiltCon in Georgia earlier this year, the best-in-show quilt looked like a 1,000-carat, princess-cut diamond. The show also included geometric quilts, negative space ...

Quilting is an old practice — one that may have started as early as 3400 BCE. Some connect it with the Crusaders in 12th century Europe, but it became especially common in the United States in the ...

When an exhibition of minimalist, hand-stitched quilts from Gee’s Bend, Ala., went on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2002, the collection of 60 quilts by former slaves and their ...

Meetings are held 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month A chorus of oohs, ahhs and various compliments ensue. The 17 participants showcase a range of projects, including wall ...

The seeds for the Lancaster Modern Quilt Guild were sown when Deb Fry went to a local quilt show and was shocked by what she saw. There were quilts made with 14,000 beads and quilts made from ...

Experience the power of modern quilts in an exhibit of 60 innovative and inspiring quilts that represent the best modern quilts and quilters of the past decade. "Modern Quilts: Designs of the New ...

This isn't your grandmother's "Log Cabin" quilt, and the Baton Rouge Modern Quilt Guild is OK with that. In fact, guild members are thrilled with the quilt's improvisational design, because it's been ...

QuiltCon is an international gathering of quilters who have taken the age-old tradition and given it a modern aesthetic for today's home. It is the only modern quilt show and conference of its kind ...