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Modern Traditionalism Modern Traditionalism is a grouping that blends traditional quilting e.g. traditional quilt blocks/symmetrical grid structure with a modern aesthetic of clean lines, high contrast and minimalism. We are going to explore some traditional quilt blocks and apply a modern take to them and have fun with changing up the colours, playing with scale and asymmetry while respecting the traditional block design. If time allows we will look at layout and arranging our blocks. Alternate Grid is a technique used in modern quilting to arrange design elements in a non- traditional layout. So there is something in here for everyone whether you just want to make a quilt with a nod to the traditional or a quilt on the more modern end of the spectrum! Teacher info: Thank you for your interest in taking this workshop with me! My name is Ruth and I live in Limerick with Gordon and our two dogs! I blog at Charly & Ben’s Crafty Corner (named after the dogs!) where I share my works in progress and quilt design ideas. On social media I am @cbcraftycorner. I am a member of the Mid-West Branch of the IPS, individual member of the Modern Quilt Guild and I also write for the Modern Quilters Ireland group online blog. I started quilting in 2012 and published my first patterns in Make Modern Magazine (Australian e-zine) in 2014. I love the problem solving aspect of designing and making a quilt and hope to share some of that with you in the workshop. Traditional Blocks Made Modern QUILT BLOCKS It can be great fun to pick a traditional block and play with elements found in Modern Quilting such as: Negative space, No apparent borders, Minimalism, Exaggerated scale Asymmetry (wonky/non-traditional colour/layout), and apply these to a traditional block to see what happens! From simple square blocks to wonky bento blocks we will explore adding negative space to log cabin style construction and square in a square blocks
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Modern Traditionalism
Modern Traditionalism is a grouping that blendstraditional quilting e.g. traditional quiltblocks/symmetrical grid structure with a modernaesthetic of clean lines, high contrast andminimalism. We are going to explore sometraditional quilt blocks and apply a modern take tothem and have fun with changing up the colours,playing with scale and asymmetry while respectingthe traditional block design.
If time allows we will look at layout and arrangingour blocks. Alternate Grid is a technique used inmodern quilting to arrange design elements in anon- traditional layout. So there is something inhere for everyone whether you just want to makea quilt with a nod to the traditional or a quilt onthe more modern end of the spectrum!
Teacher info:Thank you for your interest in taking thisworkshop with me! My name is Ruth and I live inLimerick with Gordon and our two dogs! I blog atCharly & Ben’s Crafty Corner (named after thedogs!) where I share my works in progress andquilt design ideas. On social media I am@cbcraftycorner.
I am a member of the Mid-West Branch of the IPS,individual member of the Modern Quilt Guild and Ialso write for the Modern Quilters Ireland grouponline blog. I started quilting in 2012 and publishedmy first patterns in Make Modern Magazine(Australian e-zine) in 2014. I love the problemsolving aspect of designing and making a quilt andhope to share some of that with you in theworkshop.
Traditional Blocks MadeModern
QUILT BLOCKS
It can be great fun to pick a traditionalblock and play with elements found inModern Quilting such as:Negative space,No apparent borders,Minimalism,Exaggerated scaleAsymmetry(wonky/non-traditional colour/layout),and apply these to a traditional block tosee what happens!
From simple square blocks to wonky bentoblocks we will explore adding negative space tolog cabin style construction and square in asquare blocks
I hope you will join me for Traditional BlocksMade Modern and take away some ideas formaking your own modern blocks. Playing withasymmetry, colour and scale is a fun way tocreate unique and individual quilts and abrilliant way to update a favourite traditionalblock.
Ruth Bourke
We will play with scale and make some wonky 8point stars and nested churn dash blocks and lookat choices for supersizing single blocks into quilts.
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHERAt the end of the day you will have made modernversions of traditional blocks by playing withnegative space, scale and asymmetry and twofurther quilt layout options will be provided.
A 52”x 52” quilt with an option for making it largerto 76”x 76” lap quilt.
A second alternative option is a bed sized samplerquilt 68” x 79” incorporating traditional blocksand our modern versions of them.All quilt designs ©Ruth Bourke 2016 and not to be reproduced for salewithout permission. Contact: ruth.bourke@ gmail.com
