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Quilting with a Modern Slant: People, Patterns, and Techniques Inspiring the Modern Quilt Community by [Rachel May]

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“May does a marvelous job of capturing a moment in the modern quilting movement, as well as the viewpoints and opinions of the creators” (Library Journal, starred review).

Modern quilting allows artists the freedom to expand on traditions and use fabrics, patterns, colors, and stitching innovatively to create exciting fresh designs. In Quilting with a Modern Slant, Rachel May introduces you to more than seventy modern quilters who have developed their own styles, methods, and aesthetics. Their ideas, quilts, tips, tutorials, and techniques will inspire you to try something new and follow your own creativity—wherever it leads.

“An encyclopedia of modern quilting . . . Like a good host, May serves as an enthusiastic introducer, teacher, and cheerleader.” —Publishers Weekly

“The bounty of creativity is inspiring, and the variety of quilts featured will open the readers’ eyes to all of the aspects of this popular movement . . . This volume belongs in all quilting collections.” —Library Journal (starred review)

“Light in tone and visually beautiful . . . Quilting with a Modern Slant will become the book on modern quilting by which all others to come will be measured.” —Craft Nectar

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January 28, 2014
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May, a founder of the Boston Modern Quilt Guild, has created an encyclopedia of modern quilting. So-called “modern” quilting labels the latest category of quilting, following “traditional” and “art.” Modern quilting—admittedly hard to pin down, but proudly inclusive—is a hybrid of the other two, resulting in quilts that “perform both a design and functional purpose.” May divides her book into seven sections with titles that reflect the whimsy and experimentation that help define modern quilting, including “A Sense of Play,” “Improv,” and “For the Love of Color.” Within those chapters, she presents modern quilters (“Meet”), such as Angela Walters, David Butler, and Caro Sheridan; offers directions (“Project”) for techniques like paper piecing and for quilts, like Sherri Lynn Wood’s modern t-shirt quilt; and covers history and museums. Sidebars cite quilters’ blogs and places to donate quilts, among other information. Crawls at the bottom of pages define words (“Quilt Lingo”) and blurbed quotes from quilters and their blogs are scattered throughout for encouragement. Like a good host, May serves as an enthusiastic introducer, teacher, and cheerleader. (Feb.) --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Find Your Inspiration

Modern Quilting gives artists the freedom to play with every element of the quilt, to improvise and build on the aesthetics of traditional and art quilts, and to welcome inspiration however it strikes. Tour the varied world of modern quilting through the stories and works of more than 70 of its most exciting artists. Along with a compelling inside look at their creations, the quilters offer step-by-step instructions on favorite improvisational techniques and quilting projects.

--This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ESCVNFM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing (January 28, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 28, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 47513 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 490 pages

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- #122 in Fiber Art & Textile eBooks
- #229 in Quilts & Quilting (Kindle Store)
- #252 in Sewing (Kindle Store)

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Rachel May, PhD, MFA, is the author of Quilting with a Modern Slant, a 2014 Library Journal and Amazon.com Best Book of the Year, as well as The Experiments: A Legend in Pictures and Words (Dusie Press, 2015), and The Benedictines, a Novel (Braddock Avenue Books, Feb. 2016). Her writing has received multiple awards, and she's been awarded residencies at the Millay Colony and The Vermont Studio Center. She's an Assistant Professor at Northern Michigan University.

www.rachelsmay.com

www.quiltingwithamodernslant.com

[bio photo credit: Stacey Shrontz]

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Trisha

A real treat - and all the way from the USA!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 12, 2014

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I sent for this book from the American Amazon website, not the UK one, because I had won an online voucher which was only redeemable from the former site. I had doubts as to whether it would arrive safely, or even at all, across the Atlantic, but it made it before the predicted time of arrival in pristine condition! It is not available here yet, so felt doublely excited!

In fact I first discovered quiltmaking when my husband came back from the USA on a business trip with a copy of "Quilts, Quilts, Quilts!" for me in his suitcase as a gift, in the late 80s, which shows how old I am, 60 next week! Until then, I had made clothes (since a young girl) and some English paper pieced patchwork, then the perennial curtains (drapes), blinds, cushions (pillows) and so on after marriage. I was so excited by that book and sent for a rotary cutter and ruler/mat set via details in the back of the book - nothing like that was available here and no one I knew made patchwork in that way in blocks here in the UK at the time. It felt so much more creative than making clothes following patterns (which were becoming cheaper to purchase anyway) and I was totally hooked. I helped to start a local quilt group in the early 90s, was spurred from that into starting to draw and eventually made it all the way to art school to study Textiles part time (ending with an MA - "Master of Arts" degree) to my utter surprise! I taught Textiles on a degree course for 10 years following that until recent retirement, wrote a "serious" blog and took an academic view of all things Textile.

The point of this long winded story is to prove - quilting changes lives! True, here in the UK art schools don't do much quilting, if at all, they take a more conceptual approach to textiles. A lot of my students couldn't sew, didn't want to sew and were happy binding blocks of concrete or wood together for installations etc. I think the USA takes a different view, honouring actual making skills more, but someone will maybe put me right on that one?

So, it was interesting to re-discover quilting all over again, for myself this time and not for serious teaching purposes. And oh the sheer joy of it - I have bought a new Janome quilting machine with a small legacy left me by an aunt, the same aunt who left me piles of cotton dressmaking remmnants from the 60s/70s. I have discovered Modern Quilting at just the right time; it needed a new invigeration of blood. I like the way its become fun again, relates to mid twentieth century art and design and has a simplicity/love of the actual act of sewing as well as excitement with colour.

As a retired college tutor, and just as a ordinary quilter, I can see where Rachel May was going with this book - it lays out the foundations of what Modern Quilting is all about. A lot of the stuff - quilt groups, etc and little bits of history/touching on important points in quilting history - is known to old hands like myself, but it doesn't hurt to read it again. Anyone coming new to quilting, with find it invaluable. I hope to start up a new quilting group when I move home soon and pass this book around; it is essential reading and an excellant intro to the subject. The approach is sweetly naive at times, just touching on some important topics relating to all Textile forms, but not over academic as to frighten new quilters/sewers away. I applaud her work on this book as I am excited all over again and feel just what I felt with that first quilt book many years ago - the possibilities are endless! Thank you Rachel.

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Modern Quilting Show and Tell

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 22, 2014

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If you have ever wondered what modern quilting is all about and how it is different from traditional quilting, then this book is for you! Beautifully illustrated and well-organized, I find it a real treat to read, reread and refer to as I plan new projects. Seventy plus modern quilters are showcased with a bit about their backgrounds and samples of their work. Each of the seven chapters contains a technique or sample project to get your creative juices flowing and provides an experience in modern quilting. There are some of my favorite quilters and many new ones I am now aware of.

I would urge everyone to try the Improv Piecing with Scraps if you have not done this before. It's exciting and liberating and helps you get over any hangups you might have coming from a traditional quilting background.

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beezyquilts

Great book for all sorts of quilters

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 31, 2014

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This book an exciting collection of stories about people I know from the Boston Modern Quilt Guild, people I "know" online and people I've never heard of but can't wait to learn more about! This book highlights many of the "stars" in the modern quilt world as well as a lot of regular folk doing amazing things with a lot less online presence but just as much creativity and passion.

For those interested in getting started in quilting, there are many tutorials here about basic techniques.

For experienced quilters looking to push themselves further, tutorials like Alice's bias binding will add polish and precision to your work.

I think this book will also appeal to traditional quilters. Yes, it's about the modern movement, but it's more about the act and art of quilt making and is chock full of inspiring quilt designs and inspiring quilters.

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gay denesse

Beautiful book.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 30, 2015

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This is a beautiful book. Most of the book is dedicated to today's best quilters, telling their stories and talking about their techniques. The photos of the quilts are beautiful and inspiring. There is a lot of good information on quilt making methods. There are NOT many quilt patterns in the book. This is a 5 star book, but not what I was looking for. This book is almost a coffee table book. I am a nurse, who quilts on the weekends. This book is just not a practical, simple quilt pattern book. I enjoyed looking through the book, but honestly I will probably not open this book very often. But, that's the draw back when you buy a book online. You don't always get what you really want.

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B. Sweeney

Inspiring for sure

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 14, 2021

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Lots of full color images and great advice with simple tutorials. I found this book very inspiring. Now to take a deep breath and dive into designing my own.

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beverly eerie

So much fun information!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 8, 2014

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I checked this out at the library before I bought it to see if it was worth purchasing. It is! I'm a brand-new quilter, and this book is chock-full of information and inspiration. This is not a project- or pattern-heavy book, but an incredibly fun look at the quilting industry. You get a background on quilting history, profiles of countless quilters and designers, lots of tips, and instructions for a few projects.

For its size and the amount of info in it, it also reads very fast--you can get through it the first time relatively quickly, then refer to it again and again to get ideas for fabric purchases, improvisation piecing, or to just look through for all the quilting eye candy! :)

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 19, 2021

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This book is detailed, full of pictures and inspiration.

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JJ Jupiter

A great overview of "modern" quilters and "modern" quilts

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 31, 2014

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I really like this book. It gives a nice overview of many of the major names in modern quilting, as well as the general characteristics of modern quilts. Although it gives some general instructions on quilting, and more detailed information for a few projects, it is not primarily a "pattern" book. It does provide examples of finished works by the quilters it features and many of these will serve as inspiration to those interested in designing and constructing "modern" quilts. The photographs are excellent and many of them are of high enough quality to feature the quilting as well as the piecing. Printed on high quality paper, this book is an excellent value.

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rita r

Really good mini-atlas

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 25, 2014

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Great book on different types of making patchwork quilts. Shows a great deal of different authors and makers. Approaches modern concepts with different roots. A really good introductory book on different processes of quiltmaking, with a couple projects in it. I call it my mini-atlas!

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DrBetty

The examples really aren't that modern or innovative but it will make a great classroom resource

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 13, 2015

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Interesting and informative. The examples really aren't that modern or innovative but it will make a great classroom resource.

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long time on-line buyer

Quilt patterns -no. quilt designers - yes

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 10, 2014