Originally Posted by carolaug
Originally Posted by snipforfun
The big push for modern quilts require solids only. Not my thing! Those quilts will be a boon for custom quilting. The longarmers are jumping up and down for joy!
Good point....also the modern quilts are quilted very close so lots of quilting required. I just can't see paying all that money to have it quilted and I do not have the patience to do all of that FMQ'ing on my sewing machine. I love FMQ'ing but a simple meandoring for me is just fine.
Actually the reverse is true. The Modern Quilt Movement is based on functionality, simplicity, and minimalism. That covers the designs, the fabrics, AND the quilting. The whole package.
The quilting designs are quite simple, straightforward, often straight line or echo quilting and not dense at all. They are easy for quilters at any level to master and do not require 'quilting by check'. For examples, look at the work of Denyse Schmidt and of Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr, the major inspirations of the Modern Quilt Movement.