book review: Modern Quilt Perspectives
there simply aren’t enough words to tell you how excited I am to be sharing Modern Quilt Perspectives: 12 Patterns for Meaningful Quilts
it truly fills me with happiness to know that this thoughtful and inspiring book is available for everyone to read and see and enjoy. it is a must-have book for any maker’s bookshelf… in our house, we might already have a few copies. and a few planned for gifts as well ;)
Thomas asked me early last year to piece Ampersand, and I am incredibly proud of this quilt.
at times, I thought that these 900 tiny squares had risen from hell for the sole purpose of torturing me, but once they were all stitched together and I saw Thomas’s vision realized, it became a quilt that really inspired how I think about quilting and the way that things go together, not only in quilting but in all making.
from the book: ”{This quilt} is a balancing act of possibility and expectation…. Ampersand is a quilt of two stories: one that creates itself out of the endless details, the other formed of the vast totality. The perpetual question is, which story are you in?”
here is the pieced quilt before it was sent off to the super amazing Lisa Sipes for quilting.
I first met Thomas in person at Sewing Summit in 2012, where I got to hear him speak about his approach to fabric design. in all honesty, it was an experience that has shaped my journey and my making ever since. there were points in his talk where I felt so inspired that someone else in this crazy quilting world looked at things in a way I could really relate to, that I teared up. that’s right, damn you Thomas. I finally confess to the internets-at-large, and to you, that you made me cry tears of inspiration.
in the time since we first met, I have found that Thomas can always be counted on to break things down into the parts I need to see, to look at things with a twist I hadn’t considered, to inspire me (and those around him) to MAKE. he is someone that this creative community is lucky to have as a member, and that I am lucky to call a friend.
plus, because of him, I got to make this kick-ass quilt!
feeling lucky? enter here to win your very own copy of this book:
and don’t miss these other stops on the Modern Quilt Perspectives blog tour:
March 14: Thomas Knauer
March 15: Lisa Sipes
March 16: Robert Kaufman
March 17: Victoria Findlay Wolfe
March 18: Katy Jones
March 19: Bill Volkening
March 20: Kelly Biscopink
March 21: Audrie Bidwell
March 22: Mary Rachel Kolb
March 23: Rachael Gander
March 24: Sew, Mama, Sew
March 25: Cloth Paper Scissors
March 26: Cheryl Arkinson
March 27: Quilting Daily
March 28: Fat Quarterly
March 29: Pellon/Erin Sampson
March 30: Sew Modern
March 31: Rachel May
April 1: Quilty
April 2: Amy Smart
April 3: Quilter’s Connection
April 4: Teresa Coates
April 5: Generation Q
April 6: Cloth Paper Scissors
April 7: Sara Lawson
April 8: Kim Niedzwiecki
April 9: Rashida Coleman Hale
April 10: Thomas Knauer
here’s another fun tidbit from the book… a quilt block with Brenna’s own drawing hand-printed onto the fabric of one very special-to-me square.
so don’t walk – RUN – to get your copy of Modern Quilt Perspectives. I can’t wait to hear what it inspires you to make!
happy stitching
xo, rachael
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