To be considered for the “Modern Traditionalism” category at QuiltCon, quilts must modernize a traditional block or quilt pattern with modern design elements.
I have to say that these quilts were some of my favorites!!
The first place winner was…..
Interestingly, I hadn’t really noticed that the circles were distorted until I ready his artist statement!! They really work together well!!
I also like the quilting. Some of it is done in simple lines while some is in a grid….
Second Place went to……
Once again, it took me reading the artist statement to see the large star that is formed with the narrow blue strips. So much for me being observant!!
Third place was……
I love how every star looks different and you even lose the starts at the bottom!
This next quilt was made by a 6th Generation quilter and the design was based on her great-great-great grandmothers quilt from the 1940’s…..HOW FUN!!
I love the perspective of this quilt. It is looking at cairns (Stacking stones) from above!!
…and isn’t the quilting magnificent!!
This quilt used Art Deco travel posters as it’s inspiration…..
The maker of this quilt used Freehand Foundation Piecing techniques….that sounds interesting…..
The Plaid grid quilting adds just the right touch.
What a fun take on the Double Wedding Ring pattern……
I particularly like the “pineapple” style blocks in between the circles. I didn’t see them at first, but they add so much to the piece.
….and then there is the wild quilting…..
The last quilt for today brings so much light to the design…..
The central block with the lightest colors was the first one she made and she said that it was UGLY. But, when surrounded by the other deep colors, it is the one that made the quilt shine!!
Oh my…these are amazing.
I agree Christie. They were some of my favorites from the show!!
The Light From Within is a stunner. I’ll bet that several of these “modern” quilts” took more time than imagined to create.
This must have been an especially hard category to judge. I especially like Fruit Salad and The Light Within. I’m surprised neither finished in the top three.