Modern Quilts from QuiltCon 2025

Every year the Modern Quilt Guild hosts a quilt show featuring modern quilts from around the world. Here are some of my favorites from the 2025 show.

Rock Hounding, by Abigail Vargas: Winters, California, United States, Sacramento Modern Quilt Guild @avargasdesigns

Totems, by Jennifer Candon: Harvard, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge Modern Quilt Guild, @jennifercandon

Let The Rainbow Bleed Through, by Leigh Anne Matthews: Stratford, Prince Edward Island, Canada, Prince Edward Island Modern Quilt Guild, @ellascottage

Fugue, by Lucy Engels: Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom, Individual Member, @_lucyengels

Jiggly Mode, by Catherine Butterworth: Lindfield, New South Wales, Australia, Sydney Modern Quilt Guild, @butterworth

Moving On by Pachy Sarmiento, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Individual Member, @patchyquilts

Life in Pieces, by Laura Brown, Canton, Michigan, United States, Individual Member, @mender.maker

Hol(e)y Quilt!, by Anca Trandafirescu, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, Individual Member, @ancatee

Planetarium, by Suzy Williams, Oak Park, Illinois, United States, Individual Member, Sarah Holst machine-pieced this quilt based on a pattern designed by Suzy Williams, @suzyquilts

Constellations Falling, by Claudia Banks, Lewes, Delaware, United States, Individual Member, Quilted By Lil Whitener-Fey, @BayAvenueStudio

Sliced, by Amy Kerkemeyer, Creve Coeur, Missouri, United States, St. Louis Modern Ouilt Guild, @dramystitches

Levitation, by Lisa Barnes, Tuscon, Arizona, United States, Individual Member, Quilted ByMolly Kohler, @Salsquilts

Whale Tale, by Jackie Benedetti, Seattle, Washington, United States, Seattle Modern Quilt Guild, Quilted By Dionne Hersh, @Tinwoman48

Fragments, by Daniela O'Connell, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Individual Member, @blockMquilts

Empty Rings, by Augusto Garcia, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain, Individual member, @capaquilts

A Slice of Candy Apple, by Kelly Spell, Hixson, Tennessee, United States, Individual Member, @kellyspell

Swizzle, by Annie Hudnut, Loveland, Colorado, United States, Individual Member, @anniehudnut

Breakthrough, by Caroline Hadley, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild, Quilted By Valerie Cooper, @geometriquilt

Countercurrent, by Barbara Danzi, Los Angeles, California, United States, Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild, @barbdanzi

The Works of Tara Faughnan, Jubilation, 2021, 62" x 62"

Harold and Mauve, by Cordelia Nance, Seattle, Washington, United States, Seattle Modern Quilt Guild, @NotMadeByRobots

Masks 3/2020-6/2022, by Kristin La Flamme, Portland, Oregon, United States, Individual Member, @kristinlaflamme

What's Next?, by Kathy York, Austin, Texas, United States, Austin Modern Ouilt Guild, @kakiyork

Vesta, by Julia Wachs, Seattle, Washington, United States, Seattle Modern Quilt Guild, Quilted By Jana Royal, @juliawachs.designs

The Queen of Chaos, by Jen Sorenson, Rye, New Hampshire, United States, Boston Modern Quilt Guild, @AQuiltingJewel

Sketch 1, by Lisa Hofmann-Maurer, Adliswil, Zürich, Switzerland, Individual Member, @sewwhatyoulove

Metamorphosis, by Stephanie Ruyle, Denver, Colorado, United States, Denver Metro Modern Ouilt Guild, @spontaneousthreads

Fractal Wellspring, by Rebecca Rogers, Sabattus, Maine, United States, Maine Modern Quilters, @rebeccalynn207

Glitterball, by Jo Westfoot, Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom, Hampshire Modern Quilt Guild, @thecraftynomadfleet

View from the Window, by Susan Skatoff, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States, Palm Beach Modern Quilt Guild, @susan_skatoff

Game On, by Helen Wilkinson, Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada, Individual Member, @cedarquiltco

Sonia, by Liz Young, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild, Quilted By Nick Turcan, @foreveryoungquilting

Unraveled, by Susan Slusser Clay, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, Bozeman Modern Quilt Guild, @slusclay

FU Helene, by Megan Jones, Asheville, North Carolina, United States, Western North Carolina Modern Quilt Guild, @blueridgequiltco

Inset Starburst, by Hillary Goodwin, Auburn, California, United States, Individual Member, @Entropyalwayswins

Kaleidoscope, by Claudia Banks, Lewes, Delaware, United States, Individual Member, Quilted By Lilo Whitener-Fey, @BayAvenueStudio

Urban Equalizer, by Sarah Ruiz, Houston, Texas, United States, Houston Modern Quilt Guild, @bySarahRuiz

Baca, by Mary Ann Henio, Navajo, Thoreau, New Mexico, 1997

Unblocked, by Caroline Hadley, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Melbourne Modern Quilt Guild, Quilted By Valerie Cooper, Sweet Cum Quilting, @geometriquilt

Chasing Rainbows, by Jennifer Candon, Harvard, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge, @jennifercandon

Sun Catcher, by Tisha Cavanaugh, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, Albuquerque Modern Quilt Guild, @Quilticing

Disco Robots (Vertebrae #6), by Mindy Brown, Alexandria, Virginia, United States, Individual Member, @A_study_of_mindy

Field Counts 3, by Susan Lapham, Vienna, Virginia, United States, Individual Member, Quilted By John Tsiaperas, @susanjlapham

Lifelines, y Emilie Trahan, Joliette, Quebec, Canada, Individual Member, @mili.tra

Back Off!, by Annie Hudnut, Loveland, Colorado, United States, Individual Member, @anniehudnut

Swimming The Salish Sea, by Krista Hennebury, Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada, Individual Member, @Poppyprint

Penny, by Tricia Young, Cypress, Texas, United States, Houston Modern Quilt Guild, @PieceLoveQuilt

Joyride, by Kathy Mack, Sahuarita, Arizona, United States, Tucson Modern Quilt Guild, @kathymackmakes

A Maze-ing Circuit, by Lori Tourscher, Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada, Regina District Modern Quilt Guild, @Stipplequeen

Finally They Danced, by Steve Moe, Bend, Oregon, United States, Central Oregon Modern Quilt Guild

Planet Claire, by Lisa Hardy, Curley, Alabama, United States, Individual Member

Embrace, by Amy Friend, West Newbury, Massachusetts, United States, Individual Member, @duringquiettime

Pop Art Dandelion, by Jo Avery, Linlithgow, Stirlingshire, United Kingdom, Individual Member, @joaverystitch

Radiate, by Patti Coppock Bucklin, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, Tulsa Modern Ouilt Guild, Quilted By Ann Olson, @patticoppock

Good Morning Mom!, by Cristina De Miranda, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Toronto Modern Ouilt Guild, @shipsandviolins

Arrow Smith, by Cordelia Nance, Seattle, Washington, United States, Seattle Modern Quilt Guild, @NotMadeByRobots

Blossoming, by Paula Steel, Adlington, Lancashire, United Kingdom, Individual Member, @Paulasteel.quilts

Unplugged, by Jenn Burt, Knightdale, North Carolina, United States, Individual Member, @jenngeorgeburt

Blink, by Jo Wollschlaeger, PORTLAND, Oregon, United States, Portland Modern Quilt Guild, @jowoquilts

Atomic Avenue: My Kind of Neighborhood, by Sam Hunter

Group members: Beth Wells, Brittany Scott, Cheryl Farris, Chris Batten, Erin Case, Kory Keller, Kristin LaFlamme, Marcie Lathrop, Megan Woolery

Beaverton, Oregon, United States, Individual Member, Quilted By Nancy Stovall, @huntersds

Mutant Marigolds, by Karen Duling, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, Individual Member, @karenbduling

Modern Dresden, by Jennifer Candon, Harvard, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge Modern Quilt Guild, @jennifercandon

Bibliography, by Amy Friend, West Newbury, Massachusetts, United States, Individual Member, Quilted By Karlee Sandell, @duringquiettime

Electric Gumballs, by AnnMarie Cowley, Hillsboro, Oregon, United States, Portland Modern Quilt Guild, @runandsew

Aren’t they amazing!!! This is just a sample of the quilts at the show. Which were your favorites?

You can find the winning quilts from each of the QuiltCons here and I’ve posted my favorite quilts from 2023 and 2024 too.