For the last two days, we have been looking at some of my favorite Minimalist quilts from QuiltCon. Let’s finish it up today…..

I love taking photos of people taking photos….

….and this first quilt was perfect for that…..

It was definitely an EYE-CATCHING quilt!

This next quilt went the other way…..

I love her description of the quilt….

“Fabric cut into strips. Strips sewn into fabric. Stripes cut into strips. Strips sewn into stripes. Angles cut into triangles. Triangles sew into angles. Lines sewn as stitches. Stitches sewn as lines. More is less. Less is more”

This next quilt contained some surprises…..

When I first looked, I thought that all of the “star” designs in the yellow fabric were embroidered, but on closer examination, I could see that they were part of the fabric design.

She did an AMAZING job of keeping those lines parallel!!

The soft colors in the next quilt……

…..are all grey fabrics…..over 20 different shades and tints.

I especially like the tranquility of the quilt.

This quilt is very abstract……

…but I find the colors and composition to be pleasing.

In this next quilt…..

….I particularly like the use of the small strips along the outside of each circle…..

Finally, I LOVE the colors in this next quilt…..

…and the balance of the design is wonderful!

It just makes me smile!!

Well, that finishes up “Minimalism”. Come back on Monday and we will start with MAXIMALISM Category whose motto is “MORE IS MORE”.

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Let’s continue working thru the Minimalism category from QuiltCon.

This first quilt is another example of how thread color can change fabric color……

The fabrics are all the same in the top and bottom halves of this quilt but the bottom half has been quilted with a dense neon yellow quilting thread.

This quilt…..

….represented a decision by the quiltmaker to break from the original plan. It makes me wonder what the original plan was??

I REALLY like the “sort-of-straight” background quilting lines…..

It adds a lot of movement to the quilt and would have been SO much easier to quilt than completely straight lines!!

NOTE TO SELF…… straight-ish lines are good too!!

This quilt took the “tucking” technique to the extreme……

….but the technique made this quilt a textural delight…..

I hadn’t noticed until I posted this photo, but I love that the tucks were sewn with BROWN thread in the bobbin and yellow thread in the needle!! What a good way to add a tiny bit of color!!

The fabric selection MAKES this next quilt…..

Funnily, in her artist statement, she said that this gradation fabric had been put into the “what was I thinking” pile and was planning to donate it before when realized that it was perfect!

SEE….you should NEVER get rid of fabric!

The surface design in this next quilt does all of the heavy lifting….

The fabric is one color, but the gradations are made using perle cotton thread worked in a fly-stitch…..

That is a LOT of hours of stitching!

The precision of these tiny strip-sets is what makes this quilt….

I found this quilt to be visually appealing….

She pieced and quilted the background first and then added the applique ovals and some hand-stitching.

This next quilt is another great example of transparency…..

This sunbeam was inspired by a background on a Delta Safety Video!

I have always said that inspiration comes in strange places!

Finally for today, I appreciated this quilt on SO many levels…..

First is the cheery yellow. You can’t beat that!!

Then there is the fact that all 16 of those circles were INSET pieced in one black background piece.

Then there is the name…..Limoncello!! YUM!

Come back tomorrow and we will finish up the Minimalism category!!

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Today, let’s tackle another category specific to QuiltCon….

I fell in love with the first place winner in this category…..

This quilt features a multi-step gradation of a single hue, transitioning from it’s darkest value to it’s lightest. It creates an optical illusion known as “fluting” where a single piece of fabric appears to change color from one side to the other.

That is just fascinating to me!!

Second place was awarded to…..

To achieve this piece, she first quilted the background and then added the bias strips.

The third place ribbons was given to…..

When I first looked at this, I thought that it was simply a whole-cloth quilt but as I looked closer, I could see appliques of light yellow…..

In the black and white category, I like the symmetry of this piece…..

The white lines are all 1/4″ strips!! Oh my…that made for some intricate piecing!!

This one definitely hit the minimalist vibe…..

While the improvisational piecing is great, the hand quilting is what brings this quilt to life…..

Another in black and white…..

I love the optical illusion created by the fabrics, and the simple straight-lined quilting adds much to the design…..

Finally for today, I found this quilt to be fun……

At first glance, I thought that the squares were appliqued, but they are foundation paper pieced!!

Tomorrow we will continue with the category!!

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Today let’s look at the last few of the “Modern Traditionalism” quilts from QuiltCon.

This quilt used a classic clam shell design but blunted the corners to give it an interesting twist….

Did you notice the ones that were a different size? I didn’t until I read about them in the artist statement!!

The maker of this quilt used traditional basic shapes, eight-pointed stars, a grid layout and symmetry to mimic a traditional quilt…..

The maker of this quilt wanted to make a quilt that looked as if it was blowing in the wind……

She accomplished that goal by “stretching” certain blocks..

She also used different pastel thread colors for the quilting…..

That SLIGHT variation in color added a lot of sparkle to the quilt.

Personally, I LOVE this one!

This quilt started out as a New York Beauty Block but then it was flipped, enlarged and stretched…..

The next quilter experimented with cubism in a playful way…..

I stood in front of this one for a long time….it just made me smile!! Have a closer look…..

This quilt put a “twist” on the traditional rail fence block…..literally…..

This quilt exemplifies how striking the shape becomes when repeated en masse…..

And finally…..

I honestly didn’t see this as a 4-patch….what a great way to hide it!!

In her “techniques” section, she listed Nail biting and second guessing, followed by “you’ve got this” thoughts!

What a great attitude to have about making a quilt!!

Come back tomorrow and we will move on to the “Minimalism” category.

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Today, let’s look at some more of the “Modern Traditionalism” category from QuiltCon.

The simple four-patch block is transformed in this quilt…..

This quilt started as a plan to use magenta in a quilt…..

The piecing was based on a traditional chevron design.

This quilt uses the “Rocky Road to Kansas” block…..

I have never heard of this block but sure want to check it out now!!

I love the hand quilting that was added to emphasize the circular nature of the design….

This next quilt is based on the architectural highlights of the Colosseum in Rome….

I LOVE how a “Fish Eye” lens distorts the perspectives of a photo. This quilter used that same idea to create this wonderful quilt….

This next quilt (Square In A Square variation) contains ONLY FOUR fabrics……

The color variations are caused by the AMAZING hand quilting…..

It sure shows how important thread color is!!

Bullseyes and Ovals are pieced to create this quilt……

Finally for today, the classic Snowball block goes to the beach……

I can just feel the sun on my back, the sand in between my toes and the ocean waves!!

There are still 8 quilts to see in this category so come back Monday and we will finish it up.

This weekend, you can travel to London with me to visit the Tate Modern Gallery and wander around Parliament House!!

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