A handmade quilt serves a useful function — keeping you warm as you drift off to sleep — but it’s also a piece of art containing stories, careful stitches and deeply personal messages from the maker.

When Alissa Haight Carlton and Latifah Saafir organized the first Modern Quilt Guild meeting in Silver Lake in October 2009, they hoped they would find a few other like-minded quilters who wanted to ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lauren Hunt is quick to point out that her quilts aren’t like your grandmother’s. And her quilting skills weren’t passed down through her family, either. The 27-year-old refers to a ...

Even though the Inland Northwest Modern Quilt Guild (also known as INMOD) is home to quite a few grandmothers, the group’s ...

At the Modern Quilt Guild’s QuiltCon in Georgia earlier this year, the best-in-show quilt looked like a 1,000-carat, princess-cut diamond. The show also included geometric quilts, negative space ...

Find the Modern Quilt Guild on Facebook by searching “Inland Northwest Modern Quilt Guild.” When people think of quilts, they likely imagine a classic quilt like grandma used to make … conjuring up ...

PASADENA, Calif. — “SHUT UP and Listen,” proclaims a quilt in bold, red letters. It shows a muted American flag, hung upside down on its phantom flagpole. The aggressive “SHUT UP” is rendered in ...

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Today's quilters aren't afraid to think outside the boxes of their grandmothers' designs. Forget about muted pastels and dainty calico prints. Instead, modern quilters go big and they go bold. This ...