Modern Movement Terminology

When I started quilting there were quilting terms that I needed to learn, (ie. fat quarter, contrast,etc.), so when I was explaining the process of making my quilt to another quilter she would be able to understand what I was talking about.

Well the modern quilting movement is here and with them comes modern quilting terminology.

I thought I would share with you and explain a couple of terms used in the modern movement today.  They are  "Low Volume" and "Negative Space".

"Low Volume" quilt 
 Is a quilt using "fabric which shows up as a solid (or nearly solid) in a black and white photograph" or what I  refer to as  "light fabrics that read very light in our palette or pastel colours.

Here is an example of "low volume"  You can see that there is not a lot of contrast between the fabrics.

Negative space"
They (modern movement) refer to the space around and between prominent design elements. Those of us who have been quilting for a long time know this as the background. The modern quilters use  very few design elements in their quilts, which enables the designer to enhance the background using intricate machine quilting similar to what we would do in a "whole cloth quilt".

I hope this answers a few questions and please if you have others regarding the modern movement, please ask and I will find out for you!

Until next time have a great week!

Sue

Hoo's Garden - New Pattern

Now available, ask for it as your local quilt shop.  

Fabric line by Northcott - "Stonehenge Little Girls"

Happy Sailing - New pattern

Now available, ask for it at your local quilt store, fabric by Northcott Inc.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas everyone and have a wonderful New Year!

My computer crashed just before Christmas and I'm now typing on my laptop.  My husband is fixing my computor and it's amazing how dependant you become when you don't have use of  your desk top computor.  Of course all my designs on are on desktop, so until it' is fixed the designing will have to be done on my laptop. 

I have designed two patterns for  Trend-Tex and 6 new designs for Northcott which will be released in the new year starting in January 2014. 

It's exciting to see them on their websites and of course you can pick them up at your local quilt shop or on my website. 
Trend-Tex the desgins are:

Hoo's in Technicolour
Big Fish, Little Fish

Both of these are using the soft "Fireside" on the back and the front of the quilt in bright colours.

Northcott Fabrics

Raspberry Dishes
Hoo's Garden
Happy Sailing"
Beneath the Earth's Crust
Log Cabin Beauty
Down by the dock by the Bay

So keep checking our website so see the new patterns and have a wonderful 2014!

Sue


Susan J. Jensen of Quilted Escapes

Help Sue Celebrate the news of her first Grandchild with her new design "Hoo's Cabin"

We are going to be new grandparents and of course what does a designer do when she is told it's going to be a girl you ask?  Design a new baby quilt of course and here it is, "Hoo's Cabin".  I will be teaching this at A Great Notion, Abbotsford, B. C.  in 2014, so if you are interested in joining me, check out  www.agreatnotion.com for the dates at the end of December 2013. 

 

Meandering Feathers

Okay, so I need to finish a quilt with lots of white space.  Using the pre-cut hexagons and of course you know me, I don't do y-seams, so the next best thing is to applique!    Now that they are appliqued on, it was time to machine quilt it and get it done but how, so why no meandering feathers!   The more I do the more relaxed I become......I love machine quilting!

Here's what's happening here in the studio!

Well, it's been busy, here at the studio, I'm designing a new quilt using the fireside fabric for TrendTex called "Hoo's in Technicolour"   I think it's going to be a series of my family of "Hoo's"!

So here is a sample of what the "Hoo's in Technicolour" looks like in progress, there is fireside fluff all over the place, and while I work away, I keep thinking how can I use the fluff in my fibre art!  You know me, my mind is constantly thinking "what if"!