Quilts get super sleek and ultra modern with these gorgeously graphic designs by Alissa Haight Carlton, co-founder of The Modern Quilt Guild. Each of the 20 projects uses lots of open space to show off the simplicity of the quilting. Designs are perfect for all your solid fabrics—accent with your favorite prints! Try straight, strip, or improvisational piecing using strips, squares, and rectangles. These beginner-friendly quilt projects work well with any décor, in any room, for everyone in your family!
Modern Minimal: 20 Bold & Graphic Quilts
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"Modern Minimal is perfect for anyone who has been admiring the bold modern quilts that use mainly solid fabrics, but been too timid to attempt one. With a wonderful take on graphic quilts, author Alissa Haight Carlton helps readers get over their fear of negative space on a quilt top. There are chapters on both white negative space and colorful negative space. Her projects feature stylish yet deceivingly simple quilt patterns. With an entire chapter dedicated to improvisational piecing, readers learn how to master the art of randomness. As an added bonus, each of the 20 patterns has two suggestions from Carlton on how to quilt your piece. For those interested in graphic quilts, this is a must-have book."
--MODERN patchwork
Join the modern quilt movement and make simple, yet boldly graphic quilts for your home. Remember that old adage "Less is more?" These quilts make a strong impact with less complicated designs and fewer, less busy fabrics.
--Scrap Quilts, Summer 2012
The Modern Quilt movement is taking hold and is getting the lion’s share of credit for bringing younger quilters into the world of quilting. Alissa Haight Carlton’s book “Modern Minimal” presents instructions for creating 20 beautiful, colorful, graphic and modern quilts. If you have wanted to try your hand at creating a “modern” style quilt I highly recommend you start here. Modern quilts are different in that they are not built block by block as in a traditional quilt. Alissa’s method of imagining the quilt as a whole and using just a few yards of beautifully colored solid fabric allows for fast cutting and easy assembly. These type of quilts provide greater areas for quilting and the book cov- ers both machine and hand quilting instructions. Beginner stitchers will achieve a sense of instant satisfaction because these quilts are put together using the 1⁄4 inch seam allowance and straight edge stitching. No complicated and often frustrating curves, triangle and other shapes to deal with. The basic quilt instructions included everything you need to know to make a quilt, from tools to how to assemble the quilt sandwich and finally quilting your quilt and adding the binding. Each project provides easy to under- stand cutting and stitching instructions as well as two suggestions on different way to quilt the piece. Give this book to someone you know just starting out or treat yourself and add a new quilt style to your quilting arsenal. --The Applique Sociey; 07/10/12
22 Project, perfect for solid fabrics. Straight, strip or improvisational piecing allows you to relax and enjoy the quilting process and create lots of negative space for quilting. Two options are offered with each pattern.
--Modern Quilts Unlimited; November 2012
--MODERN patchwork
Join the modern quilt movement and make simple, yet boldly graphic quilts for your home. Remember that old adage "Less is more?" These quilts make a strong impact with less complicated designs and fewer, less busy fabrics.
--Scrap Quilts, Summer 2012
The Modern Quilt movement is taking hold and is getting the lion’s share of credit for bringing younger quilters into the world of quilting. Alissa Haight Carlton’s book “Modern Minimal” presents instructions for creating 20 beautiful, colorful, graphic and modern quilts. If you have wanted to try your hand at creating a “modern” style quilt I highly recommend you start here. Modern quilts are different in that they are not built block by block as in a traditional quilt. Alissa’s method of imagining the quilt as a whole and using just a few yards of beautifully colored solid fabric allows for fast cutting and easy assembly. These type of quilts provide greater areas for quilting and the book cov- ers both machine and hand quilting instructions. Beginner stitchers will achieve a sense of instant satisfaction because these quilts are put together using the 1⁄4 inch seam allowance and straight edge stitching. No complicated and often frustrating curves, triangle and other shapes to deal with. The basic quilt instructions included everything you need to know to make a quilt, from tools to how to assemble the quilt sandwich and finally quilting your quilt and adding the binding. Each project provides easy to under- stand cutting and stitching instructions as well as two suggestions on different way to quilt the piece. Give this book to someone you know just starting out or treat yourself and add a new quilt style to your quilting arsenal. --The Applique Sociey; 07/10/12
22 Project, perfect for solid fabrics. Straight, strip or improvisational piecing allows you to relax and enjoy the quilting process and create lots of negative space for quilting. Two options are offered with each pattern.
--Modern Quilts Unlimited; November 2012
About the Author
Alissa Haight Carlton is the co-founder of The Modern Quilt Guild. Her work has been featured in numerous quilting and sewing magazines.
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Alissa Haight Carlton lives in Los Angeles and is one of the founders of The Modern Quilt Guild. Her work has been published in Stitch Magazine, Quilters Home and Quilting Arts' Quilt Scene. When not quilting, she casts reality shows including seasons 7, 8 & 9 of Project Runway. She blogs at www.handmadebyalissa.com.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By book lover
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This is not a bad book, but it's a disappointment. There are 20 quilts, all pretty much like the one on the cover. There are detailed instructions about cutting and layout, which really aren't necessary since the designs are pretty straight forward. I was hoping for more insights into color, creativity, process and such rather than a basic "cookbook." Because these quilts have so much plain fabric, the quilting is a big part of the piece. The author claims to have done all of these on her home machine, and while I'm not doubting her, I do know from my own experience quilting many quilts on my home machine that I couldn't get the results she does. Yet she gives no instruction or tips about quilting large quilts or designs on a home machine. It wasn't worth the price of the book for me.
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Modern Minimal is a must-buy for any modern quilter, or traditional quilter interested in expanding his or her aesthetic to incorporate more solids, or just more of a modern sensibility into their work. This is a beautifully designed book with excellent instructions and diagrams and absolutely gorgeous photography. I especially loved how Alissa Haight Carlton shows how each of the pieces will look with different types of quilting. It reminds you of what a huge difference the actual quilting can make in the overall look of a quilt, particularly quilts like the one in this book.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By mtn1mel
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I preordered this book, and was SO excited when Amazon sent it to me earlier than I expected! I spent that first evening poring over every quilt, every dynamic, and every detail.
I was working on a quilt at the time, with a specific quilting design in mind, but after reading about one of her quilts, I changed my mind and quilted it differently...and I LOVE IT!!!
This book is great for beginners and experienced quilters around the world. I can only imagine how my own quilting and quilt style will improve now that I have this book. And I'm not really one to buy a lot of quilt books! I will definitely recommend it to all my quilting friends. :)
Thank you, Alissa, for inspiring me and encouraging me to step out of my comfort zone and create something beautiful that I love!
I was working on a quilt at the time, with a specific quilting design in mind, but after reading about one of her quilts, I changed my mind and quilted it differently...and I LOVE IT!!!
This book is great for beginners and experienced quilters around the world. I can only imagine how my own quilting and quilt style will improve now that I have this book. And I'm not really one to buy a lot of quilt books! I will definitely recommend it to all my quilting friends. :)
Thank you, Alissa, for inspiring me and encouraging me to step out of my comfort zone and create something beautiful that I love!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
So-so but potentially useful
The cover photo is representative of the quilts in the book. Guess I don't really care for minimalistic quilt design. Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. Simmons
4.0 out of 5 stars
This book has very simple designs and does a nice job of explaining...
Being an advanced quilter with 35+ years experience in quiltmaking, it wasn't clear to me what the modern quilt craze was all about. Read more
Published 2 months ago by NJQUILTER
5.0 out of 5 stars
enjoyed these projects
simple, easy to understand and do, lots of pictures to expain every cut/sewing pattern. these are can do in a day/weekend pattens
Published 4 months ago by cray pinkston
5.0 out of 5 stars
Straight lines, bold colours, bold design
I highly recommend this product to anyone wanting to create quilts that are different, yet bold, exciting and very modern
Published 4 months ago by ibees
5.0 out of 5 stars
How to for novices
I purchased this book for someone who is starting to make a quilt (at some distance from me). I don't have the ability or interest to instruct another person. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Sidney J. Townsley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Modern Quilting Book
I ordered this book for a friend because at our state quilt show the vendor sold out before we got back to thier booth. So as a surprise I ordered it for her. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Carol A. Reed
3.0 out of 5 stars
quilt
Nice book, however it didn't have as many images or options as I had hoped. Sometimes it's nice as well to see multiple options/ color combinations.
Published 8 months ago by nrs
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bold Modern Quilts
The patterns in this book are very bold and modern. All the quilts are made from solid fabrics. However, I just recently made choppy waters on page 102, with mostly prints for my... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jenniffier
5.0 out of 5 stars
Eye candy galore
I couldn't wait to get my hands on this book, and i wasn't disappointed! I had the privilege of seeing some of the quilts in person at one of Alissa's trunk shows. Just fabulous! Read more
Published 11 months ago by Angela Walters
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ho Hum
Whilst I've always been a fan of Alissa's blog and previous book, this book was a little ho hum. Her color choices, as always were outstanding, but I felt there was a real lack of... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Lisa
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