Road To California
added two new categories to their
Judged Quilt Show this year:
Negative Space In Modern Quilts
and
Modern Piecing
With being part of a Modern Quilt Guild myself
and
one who loves Log Cabin quilts (especially unique ones)
I was quite taken with
The Long Winter
by Catherine Redford
Naperville, IL
She wrote:
"I made this quilt for the Naperville MQG Log Cabin Challenge
from just one charm pack
cut into 1 inch strips
and pieced into blocks with a coordinating white fabric.
I set the blocks with more white squares for a
deconstructed log cabin effect.
Dense straight line quilting adds visual interest
in the extensive negative space.
Log cabins emerge from a snowy background
bring to mind my very favorite
Little House On The Prairie book."
Catherine took home a 1st place ribbon
in the Negative Space In Modern Quilts category
Impressive that she only used 1 charm pack in the construction, too.
This is a design I would love to make someday.
What an appealing quilt. I'm looking forward to Gwen Marstons book coming out on minimalism in quilts.
ReplyDeleteLoved the book cover you show! As to modern quilts - sometimes I like them sometimes I don't - this one was to bare for my taste - but that is me - I'm sure there are a lot of others that love it.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it!
ReplyDeleteNegative space is a bit scary for most quilters I'm guessing. When I was a yearbook advisor in a high school I was always preaching to kids to USE their negative space for effect rather than just filling it. But I haven't taken that lesson into my quilting. This gives me some real food for thought. Love this quilt - thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great use of negative space.
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