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 ...

May, a founder of the Boston Modern Quilt Guild, has created an encyclopedia of modern quilting. So-called “modern” quilting labels the latest category of quilting, following “traditional” and “art.” ...

Stanford University computer science graduate student Mackenzie Leake has been quilting since age 10, but she never imagined the craft would be the focus of her doctoral dissertation. Included in that ...

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 ...

Quilting in 2026 is a vibrant mix of tradition and innovation, with bold colors, tactile fabrics, and fresh design approaches taking center stage. Makers are blending historic blocks with modern ...

Quilting, traditionally, is about mastery and precision. Following well-known geometric patterns is crucial to the craft. For modern quilters, especially those from younger generations, it’s about ...

When your catchphrase is "This is not your Mama's quilting," you know things are going to have a modern vibe. The Las Vegas Modern Quilt Guild was founded in 2011, and social media has helped it grow ...

Hillary Griffin, center, learns to sew a standard quilt block called "orange peels" from Valerie Luberecki during a meeting of the Modern Quilt Guild in Raleigh. Liz Condo newsobserver.com Since the ...

"Quilting has this rich tradition and people make these very personal, cherished heirlooms but paper piece quilting often requires that people work from patterns that other people designed," said ...