Gallery - Bloomington-Normal Modern Quilt Guild Showcase - August 2023

Exhibit: August 4 - 24, 2023
Gallery Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and Sa 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

This group exhibit will feature a number of small “art” quilts, plus a few larger quilts, created in the modern quilting style. The Bloomington-Normal Modern Quilts are primarily functional and inspired by modern design. Modern quilters work in different styles and define modern quilting in different ways, but several characteristics often appear which may help identify a modern quilt. These include but are not limited to: the use of bold colors and prints, high contrast and graphic areas of solid color, improvisational piecing, minimalism, expansive negative space, and alternate grid work. “Modern traditionalism” or the updating of classic quilt designs is also often seen in some modern quilting.