But most of the Pulford quilts feature abstract geometric patterns. The museum bought 50 quilts from Pulford’s daughters, Ann Wilson and Sarah Zweng, who also donated an additional 38.

They continued to make quilts that used patterns of squares, rectangles, and triangles, to make abstract pictures of things around them. Abstract means that the picture doesn't look exactly like ...

Like many American quilters, the women transformed a necessity into a work of art -- but their innovative and often minimalist approach to design is unique. "The compositions of these quilts ...

Routed West” expands on a previous display of Black diaspora works from the 1940-to-1970 Second Migration period.

Cancel anytime. “Journey to Japan,” is the fourth and final part of the seminal exhibition “Abstract Design in American Quilts” now on display at the International Quilt Museum at the ...

Tops can be all one piece or a patchwork in either a traditional pattern, such as one called log cabin, or in abstract designs that are sometimes so topsy-turvy they are called “crazy” quilts.

“Today’s quilts feature colorful and often bold designs, whether they are mosaic-like realistic portraits in fabric or abstract designs.” Indeed, plenty of the quilts featured in this year ...

The quilt is a haunting field of abstract faces bordered by American ... D.C., and channels the patterns of the street grid. She and L’Merchie Frazier, a Boston quilter whose powerful work ...

which range from abstract geometric patterns to intricate multimedia collages and stenciled lists of names. Today, the quilt features more than 48,000 panels. Courtesy of the National AIDS ...

Sarah Spencer creates abstract art quilts inspired by street art ... it's essential that I don't have an end design in mind. Instead, I allow myself to intuitively respond to color, music ...