Happy New Year! Today I am very happy to be a stop on the blog tour for the new book published by the Modern Quilt Guild, Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century. This book is like a fantastic trip to QuiltCon, except you don't have to leave your house. It includes some of the best modern quilts from the past decade. You can order the book at the link above. I have two quilts in the book (pages 93 and 170) and couldn't be more thrilled to be included with so many fellow quilters who I admire. To see the other stops in the blog tour click here.
The Spectrum of the Ordinary
The Spectrum of the Ordinary was first shown at Pacific International Quilt Festival 2015, then QuiltCon 2016, and was featured in an article in Simply Moderne Magazine Issue 5. You can read about the making of the quilt here. You'll also find mentions of it here and here.
Waiting for Sanity
Waiting for Sanity was a Judge's Choice winner at QuiltCon 2017, exhibited at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles and the International Quilt Festival Modern Quilt Guild Showcase in 2017, and was featured in an article in Fons and Porter's Modern Patchwork in the Sept/Oct 2017 issue. I am so happy that it not only is included in the new book, but will also be touring with the Modern Quilts exhibit this year. You can find the touring calendar here.
Read about the beginnings of this quilt here. It started in a workshop with Gwen Marston. And here's how it ended up. Here's the post about getting the Judge's Choice. Here's the post about the Modern Traditionalism category at QuiltCon. It is truly amazing to me that this quilt has had such a wonderful year. This exposure would never have happened without the support and encouragement of the Modern Quilt Guild, so I'm very thankful to be a member.