What is your take on 'modern' quilts?
I am working on a quilt for our cheer coach as this is my daughter's last year on the squad. She is 25 and I figured she probably would not want something that looked like it came out of her grandmother's house. I found a pattern called Urban Windows which was designed by Sarah Maxwell and Dolores Smith. I like the way it is coming out and I did a little reading on the modern quilting trend. By a definition from Craftsy, modern quilts are:
•Bold colors and prints
•High contrast and graphic areas of solid color
•Improvisational piecing
•Minimalism
•Expansive negative space
•Alternate grid work
•“Modern traditionalism,” or the updating of classic quilt designs
But as I worked on my quilt, I am sort of wondering whether modern quilting is just a way to get around the sewing skills that the traditional quilt patterns require (matched seams, Y insets, HSTs, bias, etc). Don't get me wrong - I am all for anything that gets newbies to start quilting before it becomes a lost art. But is modern quilting really a trend? Or a cop-out? Let the comments roll! Here is a picture of the quilt top for reference.