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Modern Set 1 Gallery

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Quilt designed, pieced, and quilted by Jen Perdue, using Modern Curves.

News for non-computerized longarm machine quilters!
Modern Curves, Modern Eccentric, and Modern Waves
are now available as paper pantos!
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Order from Tammy Oberlin's website here:

https://www.tkquiltingdesign.com/products/as-r501-as-modern-curves-14-e2e-modern-waves-6-e2e
Tammy and I have also added Modern Curves in 11" Height for shortarm machines
and Modern Serpentine 9" High. Check them out here:
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AS_R503 11" Modern Curves E2E & 9" Modern Serpentine E2E by Anita Shackelford

Welcome to my Modern World!

I've spent a couple of years drawing quilting patterns to fit the mood of the new Modern Quilt Movement. This is my first set of Modern quilting patterns. The response has been so positive and I've enjoyed seeing the quilts finished with them. I've also had fun making quilts of my own and you'll see those throughout these gallery pages. 

The link to the Store is at the bottom of the page.
​Enjoy,
Anita



Modern Gem and Modern Ogee can be set up in Repeat Patterns or they can be used Point to Point to fill any space.
Modern Gem P2P
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Modern Gem, quilted on a Mariner's Compass quilt. 
P2P pattern is quick to place and looks great!
Quilted by Terri Zimmerman Levin

Modern Ogee P2P
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Quilted by Susan
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Modern Squares, Modern Orb, and Modern Logs are designed to be used in individual blocks of a quilt. Patterns do not repeat E2E.
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Modern Squares
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"Caliente" Modern Squares by Mary T.
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Modern Orb
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Modern Logs
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Modern Logs Quad - Statler
​Modern Logs Quad - Multiformat

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The next seven patterns are drawn to stitch across the quilt and back again. Size them for the width of the quilt, or use Fill Inside to crop off what you don't need. If your machine is not happy stitching Right to Left, there is a revised version that will stitch only Left to Right and then move to the Left to begin the next row. Please be sure you have checked Pause at Jump Stitch in your Controller Definitions so the machine will not drag a thread as it travels back to start again. The zip file includes both the continuous and the revised patterns.
Use your mouse to pull deeply nested rows together. Look carefully at the left edge to see that the end of one row and start of the next row are connected.
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Modern Lines
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Modern Curves

Approx 20" x 80".  
Use one pattern across full width of quilt.
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Vintage State Flower embroidery blocks, set together and quilted by Anita.
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Peaks and Valleys quited by RondaLee M.
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Tree quilt, quilted by Ruth Wasmuth

News for non-computerized longarm machine quilters!

Order Modern Curves as a paper panto from Tammy Oberlin's website here:

https://www.tkquiltingdesign.com/products/as-r501-as-modern-curves-14-e2e-modern-waves-6-e2e

Modern Curves 2
Approx 14" x 110"
Modern Curves 2 is a larger, denser
version of Modern Curves, above.

Place one pattern across the full width of the quilt, or run it top to bottom.
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Modern Serpentine
 Modern Serpentine is very dense and must be deeply nested to achieve the dimensional quality seen here. To make adjustments in the density, enlarge the pattern and then use Fill to crop off what is not needed.
Modern Serpentine looks great across the quilt, or running top top bottom.
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Modern Serpentine 2
Modern Serpentine 2 is a more open version of Serpentine, above. Size the pattern to fit the full width of the quilt.
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Modern Serpentine 3
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Modern Serpentine is also available in King Size.  12 1/2" H x 112 1/2" W.
​The density is the same as Modern Serpentine 1 above.
This pattern is new and is not part of the Modern Set 1 collection.

Modern Serpentine 4
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A less dense, King Size Modern Serpentine, this one is 8 3/4" H x 120".
The density is the same as Modern Serpentine 2 above.
This pattern is new and is not part of the Modern Set 1 collection.

Modern Dew Drops
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Modern Dew Drops used by Cathy Beall Tullos as a background for appliqued vines. Love it!
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Modern Dew Drops Uneven
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Modern Grid, Weave, and Warp are sized for wall quilts of about 40". This is all one pattern and will need to be divided to fit the throat space of your machine. Use the single pattern in only one direction, or turn the quilt and repeat the pattern to create the grid effect, as shown.
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Modern Weave was used in
both directions to quilt this
modern, ​floral wall quilt.

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Modern Grid
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Modern Weave
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Modern Warp
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The remaining patterns can be st up E2E or in Repeat Patterns. Use as many repeats and rows as needed to fit your quilt.
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Modern Basket Weave
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Modern Basket Weave Curved
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Use alternating rows to set up these basket weave patterns. You can use Trim, Fill, or Divide to remove extra lines from the sides of the quilt.
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Modern Cubes
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My granddaughter, Amber, used Cubes to quilt a T shirt quilt as a graduation gift for a friend.
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Modern Geometry
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Modern Eccentric
Modern Eccentric is a dense and deeply nested pattern, with beautiful texture and movement. Great for bargello quilts!

At 17" High, the lines will be only 3/4" apart
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Quilt shown pieced and quilted by Kay Sheahan, Australia.
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This pattern also looks great on a traditional log cabin, or a T shirt quilt, both of these quilted by Olga Schrichte.
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Modern Eccentric added great
texture to this modern cat applique piece, made by Teresa Pusztai. Thanks for sharing, Teresa!
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Modern Eccentric 2
Here's a less dense version of
​Modern Eccentric.
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At 16" H, lines will be 1 1/2" - 2" apart.
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This pattern is also available on paper from TKQuilting

www.tkquiltingdesign.com/collections/printed-patterns/products/as-r502-12-modern-eccentric-2-7-curves-and-stars-by-anita-shackelford


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Modern Clamshells
Clamshells should be set up in alternating rows and nested to align the pattern with the row above.
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Bonus Idea - Quilt the Quilt Twice!
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Quilt constructed and quilted by Sue Vollbrecht. Sue used Modern Curves
one time over the whole quilt top, then shifted the pattern
and quilted the entire quilt again creating great texture.
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Quilt pattern available in Essential Guide to Modern Quiltmaking

Shop Modern Set 1 Collection
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Complete Set of 23 available


You will also automatically receive an 
email with your files embedded in the message.
 
The zipped file will include both QLI and DXF formats.
Click on the zip file name and save to the desired location.