About

Cleveland Modern Quilt Guild Information:


Governing Board:

President: Rosanne Papadimoulis
Vice President: Linda Sekerak
Treasurer/Secretary: Sue Reusser


Meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, (except December), at 7:00pm
Anna's Sewing Center
24355 Lorain Rd
North Olmsted, OH.

 Admission to the guild is free, however seminars and Guest Speaker events may have admission fees. Anyone is welcome to join, just come to the next meeting. To receive post updates, please add your email address to the "Follow by Email" box on the main page.

From the Modern Quilt Guild page:

What is modern quilting?
Modern quilting is a new and rapidly growing movement in the quilting world. A group of quilters applied their current tastes and points of view to this traditional craft and shared their work online.  Their fresh approach and new designs attracted sewers and quilters and the modern quilting movement was born.
Modern quilting, like all art, changes, grows and adapts from quilter to quilter as they find their own voice. Modern quilts reflect each quilter’s personality and personal style, and as the movement has grown, a modern quilt aesthetic, a set of principles that define and guide the movement, is beginning to emerge.
Modern quilts and quilters:
  • Make primarily functional rather than decorative quilts
  • Use asymmetry in quilt design
  • Rely less on repetition and on the interaction of quilt block motifs
  • Contain reinterpreted traditional blocks
  • Embrace simplicity and minimalism
  • Utilize alternative block structures or lack of visible block structure
  • Incorporate increased use of negative space
  • Are inspired by modern art and architecture
  • Frequently use improvisational piecing
  • Contain bold colors, on trend color combinations and graphic prints
  • Often use gray and white as neutrals
  • Reflect an increased use of solid fabrics
  • Focus on finishing quilts on home sewing machines


7 comments:

  1. We are the Cleveland Chapter of the Modern Quilt Guild. The Modern Quilt Guild started in Los Angeles as a way for Modern Quilters to meet and share ideas. Modern Quilt Guilds are not your average Quilt Guild- we focus on use of negative space, irregular shapes, artistic visions and not following established patterns. If you are interested in joining, we meet third Tuesday of each month (except December) at Anna's Sewing Center in North Olmstead, OH. Membership is free, and anyone at any skill level is welcome.

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  2. Oh DARN! I found you two days too late! But, I've got you on my calendar for January.

    Bobbie

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  3. What time do the meetings begin?

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  4. Meetings are at 7:00 p.m. please feel free to come and bring a friend if you like! Rosanne

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  5. Hi there! My name is Stephanie and I am from the Akron MQG. I have a question for you concerning a future meet-up of our two guilds. Would I be able to obtain an email of your president or other guild member? Thanks so much!

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  6. Hello! My name is Rita Thomas.
    I am a member of the Ohio Star Quilt Guild, AQS #131, in Port Clinton. This coming April meeting of the Cleveland MQG, on the 16th, 5 of us will be traveling to N. Olmsted to visit your guild. We're looking forward to meeting our Cleveland area quilting "sisters". See you then.

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  7. Planning a trip to your area during the AOSH and would like to know if there are shops that lean more modern than traditional in the fabrics they carry. Thanks.

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