Inspired Modern Quilts: 7 Small Projects With Big Style

Class Preview

Create seven quilts with modern fabrics and stylish compositions using techniques such as improvisational piecing, paper piecing and raw edge appliqué.

Introduction

Meet your instructor, Elizabeth Hartman, and discover what you’ll learn over the course of this class, including improvisational piecing, paper piecing, raw edge appliqué and more!

Design Tools

Arrange your work in a way that maximizes inspiration and organization. Elizabeth describes ways to set up and use a design wall, and other tools to use in your work station to make the quilting process easier.

Selecting Fabric

Choose your favorite colors and patterns in this creative exploration of solid and print fabrics, including Elizabeth’s design pointers on how to choose fabrics that offer aesthetic and user-friendly appeal for your quilts.

Scattered Squares

Embrace the art of randomness, which — as many quilters know — can be extremely challenging for people who are used to methodical design practices! Elizabeth walks you through the techniques to create her Scattered Squares quilt, including labeling, sewing and pressing advice.

Low Volume Tiles

Explore techniques used to create Low Volume Tiles, resulting in a subtle and beautiful quilt. Learn how to cut and organize your pieces before constructing and arranging the blocks with Elizabeth’s help along the way.

Modern Crosses

Discover the joy of improvisational quilting! Make and square up your blocks before making a Modern Crosses quilt top with step-by-step instructions. You’ll also see various alternative examples that will spark new creative design ideas.

Wonky Log Cabins

Try a twist on the traditional Log Cabin method with the Wonky Log Cabin. Discover unusual fabric choices and methods for making the blocks, adding sashing and squaring up each block to create this fun and whimsical quilt.

Improv Pods

Plunge into a unique and sophisticated modern quilt as Elizabeth shows you how to use improvisational piecing techniques and conventional techniques alike to create pod-shaped blocks, incorporate sashing and arrange the blocks asymmetrically to create a head-turning end product.

Bias Stripes

This lesson introduces a different slant on quilting. Work alongside Elizabeth as you make the block bases, sew fabric strips to the paper foundation, finish the blocks and complete the quilt top to create a beautiful Bias Stripes quilt.

Clementine Appliqué

Combine repeating shapes in various ways as Elizabeth covers ways to work with templates, tracing and fusing. Learn how to apply and sew a gorgeous appliqué shape to a block, make a quilt top and modify your design in unique ways.