Modern Quilts Exhibit - Writing About Modern Quilts (part 2 of 2)

I spent a fair amount of time earlier this summer working on descriptions for the quilts that my guild, the Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild, had selected to hang in our special exhibit, "Modern Quilts." at the GAAQG's biennial show. Today's post is to share the quilts and the writing with you.  There's an earlier post with the introductory essay, click through here to read it.. I have permission from each quilter to share my photos of their quilts with you.  I've also watermarked each photo with the quilt maker's name, to minimize confusion in this age of Pinterest and screen shots. Where did these descriptions come from?  For the most part, the first paragraph is straight from the quilter, it is their explanation of their quilt and its inspiration.  In some cases, this was lightly edited by me for space or clarity or to include more information about the pattern used.  The second paragraph was written by me, but was informed by the discussions that the jury had while putting the show together. Since our mission was to try to educate folks about modern quilting and all the things it can entail, we discussed, as a group, adding this to each description.  All text was then approved by the quilter and run by the jury. I've added, for this blog post, in italics, links to the quilter's blogs, Instagram accounts, and other social media beneath the quilts so that you can get to know and perhaps follow these amazing quilters! A bit about the guild:   The Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild was founded in 2011 and is a non-profit organization, our goal is to create a positive community where modern quilters can share knowledge of their craft, learn new sewing techniques, engage in charitable activities, and discuss topics relating to the quilting community. We are members of The Modern Quilt Guild.  Our members range from beginning quilters to professionals, everyone is welcome to come and join in on the fun!  Read more about the guild on our blog: The Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild. The quilts were selected by a jury pulled from our membership.  As it was an educational exhibit, we tried to represent the range of modern quilting with the best possible examples of different trends and ideas.  As a member of the jury, I couldn't believe how spoiled for choice we were, there were so many beautiful quilts that we didn't have the space to hang. Due to limited space and time, these photos are far from perfect, but I think you'll understand the beauty of each quilt. The ordering of the quilts is not meaningful, it simply corresponds to the quilt frame originally assigned to each quilt by the jury and so it is the order that my notes are in!