QuiltCon is the largest modern quilting event in the world, presented by the Modern Quilt Guild. It is a quilt event full of quilters, makers, artists, vendors … from all around the world!
QuiltCon features a vibrant quilt show full of competition quilts, community outreach quilts, and special exhibits as well as an enticing vendor hall, with all booths curated with the modern quilter in mind.
Handmade quilts bring comfort to palliative care patients
Kaye-Maree Hinton's husband Garry was in end-of-life care with a rare type of brain cancer, when a nurse laid a bright, handmade quilt over his hospital bed.
Ms Hinton, 62, says the simple act of kindness provided a spark of colour and comfort in the stark and sterile hospital environment.
"The fact that somebody cared and thought about him," she said.
"It was so comforting … to cover him with something so beautiful, instead of just hospital sheets and hospital blankets in cold, stark white." Emma Siossian, ABC Mid North Coast, 22 February 2026
3D Landscape Embroidery Captures Colorful Aerial Views of Rural England
…Inspired by aerial views, textile artist Victoria Rose Richards creates colorful, 3D embroiderydesigns based on the rural landscape of her hometown of Plymouth, England. Each highly-detailed piece looks like a textile snapshot taken from the sky … Emma Taggart, My Modern Met, 17 October 2020
In my experience as a textile artist and educator, imperfection is not a flaw in creative work. It is an essential ingredient. It is where movement appears, where decisions become visible, and where the hand leaves a trace that no machine or formula can replicate. Imperfection is not the opposite of skill. It is the evidence of presence … Carolina Oneto, Modern Quilting Blog, 17 February 2026
Many quilters learn technique. Far fewer learn how to critique quilts.
Yet the ability to analyze and articulate what we see is essential for artistic growth. Whether you are attending QuiltCon, visiting a local guild show, or reviewing your own work on the design wall, developing skills in art critique for quilters transforms instinctive reactions into informed evaluation … Carolina Oneto, Modern Quilting Blog, 24 March 2026
Why value contrast matters in quilting
What is most important in quilting? Is it the design, the fabrics, straight/curved/matching seams? Or is it most important that one’s quilt looks unique – or just like the model in the pattern?
All of the above may be important to you, but when you get the basics right in quilt construction, one more thing is key. It is important to have proper value contrast in your quilt … Tilkunviilaaja blog, 1 February 2026
Color Theory and Quilt Background Color Selection
In many traditional quilt designs built from repeated blocks, a motif naturally reads as the foreground, while a single—often neutral—fabric functions as the background or negative space. While this convention doesn’t apply to all of my work as a modern, improvisational quilter, there are times when a clear relationship between foreground and background emerges. That’s the case with this quilt in progress. As I pieced these motifs together, I had a fairly clear vision: I imagined them set against a neutral grey background. From years of hands-on experience and study of color theory, I know that a mid-toned grey can support colorful motifs without competing with them. Unlike white, which can wash colors out, or black, which can create high contrast and visual drama, a mid-tone grey tends to allow colors to relate to one another more naturally. … Claudia Shearer Quilts Blog, 6 February 2026
