grandmajuki

I'd suggest Barb's Elegant
http://www.barbsed.com/
She paints her own fabric and it is awesome!!!
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rivka

Wow, so many great ideas and information! Thank you, all of you :)

OdessaQuilts

Rivka, have you purchased any quilting magazines lately? I have noticed a lot of great choices that are non-traditional in style and fabric choices. Mark Lipinski has a new magazine out and I believe many of his quilts are pretty non-traditional.

Hope this helps.

Jeannie

love that quilt

charismah

there are alot of free websites and designers that give free patterns for their fabrics as well..I know Moda does ..they have many different designers some of them less traditional.
Also Amy butler has many free patterns on her website...I think some of the batik books are less traditional as well. Good luck!
I just did a traditional folksy looking pattern with kind of elegant looking fabrics for a friend of mine..she picked out everything and I never would have chosen those fabrics for that project and it turned out great so sometimes we need to branch out and think out of the box.

BellaBoo

My daughters and their friends, all thirty something, do not like the classic quilts because it does not fit their decorating style. Kitchens are all granite and stainless, modern living areas. They are into the Moda modern designers who put a modern spin on the quilts. Look at this modern nine patch:

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2009/10/...tch-quilt.html

OHSue

Check out Ricky Tims Harmonic Convergence quilts, this is on my to do list. Fabric is the real wow factor in this tone, technique is pretty simple but results look stunning, this is on my to do list.

http://www.rickytims.com/convergence_gallery.htm

zkosh

I just promised a friend that I would make her a quilt for her birthday. Her taste is very contemporary and I have spent a lot of time thinking about it so---- I am taking her to lunch and a quilt shop to look at fabric and talk about design. It should be fun and I can feel more confident about the colors and design. :-) I would hate to put the time and money into it and have it turn out to not fit her taste. Some of my work is contemporary and some more traditional. I'll let you know how it works out! :!:

mama4dylan

Try the Bento Box pattern. It's very easy. I quilted each large square with circles.