Good one, QuiltE ! I like your definition !
I'm just not so sure about "modern" quilters and all their "original designs" ... while I DO like a lot of the quilts, and it's great to see 20-30 yr old new quilters ... I have to chuckle when I read about their exclusive "designs". IMHO some are a bit full of themselves too ... LOL
So many "modern" quilts are just basic nine patches, squares, or strips turned different ways ... these are the most elemental blocks from 150 years ago, and nothing that hasn't been DONE BEFORE 10,000X over in utility and scrap quilts. They look different in today's bold prints, or solids with all the white or gray settings. Many are close copies of what quilters like Nancy Crow, Yvonne Porcella etc were doing 20 years ago !
There are very few truly "original" blocks or settings, other than applique ... pieced blocks have been done and REdone for close to 200 years !!
Last edited by TexasGurl; 09-13-2012 at 06:23 AM.