Modern Mini Quilt swap
 

Modern mini Quilt Swap Size your choice; 12”x12”, 12”x14” or 12x16”
1. 100% cotton fabrics
2. must be layered
3. sewing machine quilted
4. Label with your board name and 2012 Modern Mini Quilt Swap.
Sign up deadline June 7, 2012
Names assigned June 9, 2012
Mailing deadline June 29, 2012
Modern quilting is a new and rapidly growing movement in the quilting world. A group of quilters applied their current tastes and points of view to this traditional craft and shared their work online. Their fresh approach and new designs attracted sewers and quilters and the modern quilting movement was born.
Modern quilting, like all art,changes, grows and adapts from quilter to quilter as they find their own voice.A modern quilt reflect each quilter’s personality and personal style, and as the movement has grown, a modern quilt aesthetic, a set of principles that define and guide the movement, is beginning to emerge.
Modern quilts and quilters:

• Make primarily functional rather than decorative quilts
• Use asymmetry in quilt design
• Rely less on repetition and on the interaction of quilt block motifs
• Contain reinterpreted traditional blocks
• Embrace simplicity and minimalism
• Utilize alternative block structures or lack of visible block structure
• Incorporate increased use of negative space
• Are inspired by modern art and architecture
• Frequently use improvisational piecing
• Contain bold colors, on trend color combinations and graphic prints
• Often use gray and white as neutrals
• Reflect an increased use of solid fabrics
• Focus on finishing quilts on home sewing machines
  Modern quilting has its roots inrebellion, in our desire to do something different, but simultaneously its feet are firmly planted in the field of tradition. Modern quilting is our response to what has come before. We are quilter’s first, modern quilters second. There are however, characteristics that set modern quilters apart from our traditional and art quilting friends.
  Modern quilters are a diverse group of woman and men, young and old, experienced and novice, yet each of us feels the need to differentiate ourselves as modern quilters by how we work,the fabrics we choose, and the aesthetic of our quilts. We create in a way that supports our individual creative needs and our lifestyle preferences. Modern quilters resist the imposition of hard and fast rules for making a quilt. We pick and choose traditional techniques and methods that work for us and at the same time feel free to redefine or reinvent what is possible and allowable in making quilts.
  Modern quilters have embraced the new options available in textiles: bold colors, graphic prints, larger scale prints, and Japanese fabrics. Much like the Amish quilting tradition, many modern quilters are also exploring quilt designs made exclusively with solid fabrics or with just a hint of print.
  
  This is way outside my box so I thought it would force me to rethink pattern, color, and negative space...

I am "IN" for jumping "OUT" of the box!

great.............................

This sounds like a fun challenge I'd like to try. Sign me up.

great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Abd, you crack me up! Not sure I understand the actual concept but the 'inrebellion' always grabs my attention. Hmmm, thinking, thinking, thinking... :D

OK, got room for one more? Sign me up, please.

i am sure i will be doing this as i am all about modern quilting and the prints that go along with that. i am working on a modern baby quilt right now but i will not be using a gray negative background. it is a modern quilt in design and prints.

mary

so far; me and
1. Jaciqltznok
2. Linny
3. Lesliefrost
4. Maggiedeux
5. Havplenty

is there a limit of people playing?
WE need more people!

Ok, I give in, but I had to look up about this whole concept...lol....

Count me in!!

I forgot to list to sign up send pm, so I'm trying to keep up with the members signing up on this thread. There will be more I just added two this am. Usually around 20 to 30 sign up.

come on, I know you're up for the challenge!

I PM'd you, but I want to join in!

I think I will be the observer since I don't understand the concept well enough. Maybe I will learn from all of you in this swap.

Linda - google "mini modern quilt" and you'll find TONS of examples for inspiration =)

linda if you do an image search on modern mini quilts, you will get plenty of results. then you can see what is being referred to. i have seen traditional blocks done in modern prints that look great. think it over.

I'm in!! The owner of a LQS was telling me about the Modern Quilt Guild a few months ago, so I am excited about trying this out!

count me in!! i already have an idea! i need a partner, quick!!

yea? what's your idea?:)

well, see, it goes like this and then it goes like that! do you like it so far?:D i can't wait to get started!!

Hey nancia, I have the same idea as you! LOL

joining in! oh gosh, I am so nervous. I've only done one swap before, and it was just a fat quarter swap, so I'm a little intimidated by having to sew for someone else, but I think this will be perfect for me. Small in scale and a chance to try out some fun modern styles.
looking forward to seeing everyone's work!
Naomi

Keep them comming

check your records. you are showing havplenty (me) as number 5 and number 10. i know i have a split personality sometimes and i had two ideas for minis this time, but i should only send 1.

now to help me decide which one to send:

~ should it be the first idea
or
~ should it be the second idea?:)

Is this swap entirely up to the designer to come up with the quilt pattern, or do we wait for a partner and see what their preference is for color/design/etc?
I am very sure I am waaaay over-complicating this, but I want to make sure I do this right. :)

-just spent I don't know how long going over the Modern Quilt Guild's 100 Days of Modern Quilting....soooooooo amazing!

for some more inspiration here are pics of the entries for the recent modern mini quilt challenge. some really creative stuff.

For me personally, I enjoy seeing what others create for me. I am not picky at all. It's more fun for me that way. Probably less pressure on the other party. So whomever I get as my partner already has a heads up. :D I have already made my top today too....

goldsberry-- you now what they say about great minds!! sounds like havplenty has our ideas, too! woo hoo! let all the ponies run!

my understanding is you can do it either way. i like to meet my partner and then base my quilt on something obscure she says. it helps me know what she would appreciate the most. once i just haad an idea and went with it before i had a partner and that worked out to, i think! i haven't actually had that trade complete yet. :eek::D what, me worry? nawww

to my upcoming partner: please feel free to design what you like for me. l luv modern colorful prints and i love all colors. let your creative juices flow and do not feel any restrictions. i am looking forward to seeing what you have created for me!!!!

and to my upcoming partner: i work best when i can create what is in my mind. i am a creative person naturally and by training. i already have two designs in mind and will probably make them both and choose closer to the date. i did put it out there for suggestions on the first idea or the second idea. feel free to voice your opinion and i will take it into consideration.:thumbup:

you know, havplenty, like the second idea better. but if you get goldsberry you are going to have to do the first idea. lol!

lol:D:D:D thanks.

Confession, mine is done!!!

golds-- what if i don't like that color? jk, i'm sure it's beautiful!!

Nancia,

hmmm, ebay it maybe? LOL

ooo, that's an idea! maybe mark zuckerman has the dough! these things are priceless!