Originally Posted by
zennia
Thank all of you for your input. I was thinking along the same line as most of you. I asked the question because yesterday at a quilt shop someone showed her quilt and said it was modern because she used bright colors. I asked what modern was because to me her quilt was a sampler with all blocks that have been around forever just done in bright colors.
To me a sampler is not a modern quilt-even one with bright colors. I am sure there are talented quilters who can make a modern sampler, but I would call that the exception rather than the rule. To me modern quilts are achieved through both fabric and pattern.