Quilts from QuiltCon 2022-2024 that use line in effective and interesting ways were shown in the Modern Quilt Guild Through Lines exhibit.
Dancing hexagons, composed of 1/8" strips in a darkening monochrome give the impression of spinning off the quilt in Pickle Hex by Megan Ellinger.
Stereo Vibes by Gabriella Garza and quilted by Melinda Sword was inspired by Sherry Lynn Woods'
Modern Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters score #10 (affiliate link). Striped blocks were originally pieced without a specific direction or vision in mind. The center stripes are reminiscent of auto visualizers on an old stereo.
Disappearing parallel lines on the left provide visual interest, while colorful lines are employed to disrupt visual monotony in this untitled, labor-intensive, piecing challenge created by Elza McKenna of
Rippey Street Quilts. She found the repetitive pattern to be a meditative practice that allowed her brain to relax.
Laser Maze by
Melissa de Leon Mason (left) is a modernized play on a traditional Celtic knot quilt with the high contrasty of bright neons on charcoal gray. Geometric quilting in fluorescent thread emphasizes the lines of the design through their progression around the quilt.
Page Turner by Donna McLeod and quilted by Trace Creek Quilting depict the passage of time when immersed in a story with it's illustration of an upside-down book.
Trichotomy was a UOF for
Barbara Oliver Hartman, before she decided to pick up the hand-dyed project years later. Thankfully, this beauty was completed for us to see!
LA Stripes by
Claudia John Shearer is inspired by the scenery, colors and light of Los Angeles. Freehand cut strips give a sense of movement and energy.
Out of the Dark by Robert Bosscher (left) represents the seemingly endless, enveloping darkness of depression, with its deceptive, negative self-perceptions and depletion of self-worth in contrast to the light and restorative worth people reaching out restore to those suffering from the pain and sadness. Robert shared a quote from My Brilliant Image by Hafez,
"I wish I could show you,
When your are lonely or in darkness,
The Astonishing Light of your own Being!'
Leaves of Grass (right) by
Heather Pregger is inspired by golden green salt marshes that represent the termination of summer in of Massachusetts.
Patti Coppock Bucklin improvised the design of Where She Stops, Nobody Knows. The first few blocks formed a curve that she continued to form a circle. Scraps were used to accentuate her favorite cinnamon-colored fabric, while appliqué circles give movement.
Broken Bonds by Amelia Harveycutter features brightly colored, disintegrating outlines of Sawtooth Stars over a black background.
