Modern Quilting – Fabric

by Robyn B

I think the use of fabrics in modern quilting has changed quite a lot since we started our Modern Quilt Guild. Overseas I see that there is a lot more solid fabrics being used, but here we still seem to be using it pre-dominantly mixed in with our prints. Other fabric trends that i have noticed include:

-  the fabric is often the feature of the quilt rather than the actual pieced design

- celebrity designers of fabric are followed more closely through their Blogs and fabric ranges

- as I said above more and more solids are being used – sometimes with no print fabric being included

- designs on hte fabric have become much bolder

- there are still sweet novelty prints being released and used under the name of modern quilting

- graphic and geometric prints are popular – every range seems to have them included in a big way

- realistic floral prints are seldom see – flowery prints are now more stylised

- there is a much more eclectic mix of fabrics used within one quilt

Patchwork Passion version of the Oakshott Spot Cushion Set