I started it quite awhile ago and i finally finished it. See more ideas about quilts, book quilt, quilt patterns. He pointed out that the quilts we call traditional were once modern. Vintage by weeks ringle and bill kerr of modern quilt studio. May 01, 2005 they also have their own line of fabrics distributed internationally through free spirit. This craft has long been an activity bringing women together and with unique designs, patterns and instructions by weeks ringle and bill kerr of modern quilt studio, you might want to start. Weeks ringle and bill kerr of modern quilt studio are extremely. I made one quilt out of this book for my 3yearold great nephew and i plan on making several of the other quilts in this book.
And there were a lot of quilts made with seuss fabric, including this one from the sisters quilting trunk booth. Bill kerr will be our january program presenter, as well as workshop instructor. Delve deeper into the books making the charts, and get tips for keeping your reading group engaged. Their first book, color harmony for quilts, is available in three languages.
Nancy zieman the blog create quilts with the magic inch. Inner circle, off the grid, reclaimed, regatta, and bold proposition. Weeks ringle and bill kerr are professional quiltmakers and cofounders of modern quilt studio. I decided i wanted to do a modern take on a crossed canoes quilt so i played with the block in electric quilter 8 and created this kaleidoscopelike pattern using the go. Looking for a bookcasequilt pattern quiltingboard forums. Books by bill kerr author of the modern quilt workshop. I found the book fasinating as it shows how quilts have become a part of our lives for well over 100 years. And then there was the quilt exhibit so many amazing show quilts. An awardwinning team of journalists, designers, and videographers who tell brand stories through fast companys distinctive lens whats next for hardware, software, and services our annual guide to the bus. A quiltmakers guide to exploring color kerr, bill, ringle, weeks on. Book club discussions are great conversations based on a common book that everyone has read. This is your goto book for contemporary quiltmaking.
Bill and weeks are pioneers of the modern quilt movement, having written the first book on modern quilting. Bill and weeks are pioneers of the modern quilt movement having written the first book on modern quilting, the modern quilt workshop. The book is written by weeks ringle and bill kerr of modern quilt studio formerly fun quilts. Weeks ringle cofounded modern quilt studio with her husband, bill kerr, in 1999. Quilts made modern goodreads meet your next favorite book. About the author weeks ringle cofounded modern quilt studio with her husband, bill kerr, in 1999. Bill and weeks have coauthored numerous books on modern quilting, color for quiltmakers, and transparency quilts. And i am even more delighted that they have embraced the book clubreading group concept that i have been passionate about for. I would like to make her a quilt and need a pattern or pattern book. Art of the quilt 2021 wall calendar by weeks ringle, bill.
They also coauthored a sewing book for children with their daughter, sophie. Wind your bobbins and toot your horns, its national quilting month. Reading groups for children and parents can bring families closer. Weeks ringle is a professional quilt maker and, along with bill kerr, is a founder of funquilts, a contemporary quilt design studio in oak park, illinois. Throughout the book, tips from sophie offer design and construction advice. Weeks ringle is starting a lecture series about color she is a modern quilter and taught at a college along with her husband bill kerr.
I was asked to speak at jillians book club, and of course i said yes. Jun 14, 20 for bill and weeks, quilt designing is the lifestyle they chose after leaving the corporate world. Admire large, color photographs of the best modern quilting has to offermore than 200 quilts curated by the modern quilt. Weeks ringle and bill kerr have put together a nice book of nontraditional quilts. Quiltingboard forums view single post looking for a. Patterns, techniques, and designs from the funquilts studio by bill kerr may 01,2005 paperback january 1, 1602 by bill kerr. Cant wait to debrief after listening to the latest episode of your favorite audio series. Mar 14, 2021 learn our most popular improvisational piecing technique by making one of the six fun projects in magic inch quilts. Fabulous trunk show by weeks ringle of the modern quilt. Artquiltmaker blog commentary about works in progress. Bill kerr designer and coowner modern quilt studio. Thats why the husbandandwife team of weeks ringle and bill kerr quilts made modern, cofounders of, spend time in the books first part defining and employing such color terms as value and saturation. Bill began sewing at age 8 and started designing and making modern quilts in 1995. Youll love the dramatic results you get with this modern approach to quiltmaking.
Program archives central minnesota libraries exchange. A new growing crop of podcast conversation clubs on and offline can connect you with other eager fans, book clubstyle. I am delighted that john byrne and his team at the magazine have invited me to be the guest blogger this week. Transparency quilts by weeks ringle, bill kerr 2012 paperback. Weeks ringle and bill kerr are professional quiltmakers and cofounders of modern quilt studio, a design studio in oak park, illinois. As long as im on a modern theme, i took a look at quilts made modern by weeks ringle and bill kerr, founders of fun quilts, a contemporary quilt design firm. Bill and weeks create oneofakind and limited edition contemporary quilts, design fabrics, write books, write for magazines and design for manufacturers. While technically quilts are defined as a layer of batting or padding between 2 layers of fabric that have been stitched together to hold.
Weeks ringle and bill kerr are celebrating their 21 st year as professional. The winterset citizen, may 14, 2020 the winterset citizen. Bill has a graduate degree in design and leads workshops on design for quiltmakers throughout the world. Mr kerr came with a selection of patterns, fabrics, he and his wife designed, as well as this book, the modern quilt workshop.
See more ideas about quilts, quilt patterns, modern quilts. They also are committed to their daughter, sophie, who is increasingly eager to play with fabrics. If you dont have this book, you should get itamazing patterns in it. Please welcome my guests weeks ringle and bill kerr, masters at.
Photo by jim white photo we were fortunate to be seated at the same table as bill during dinner and had a front row seat for his warm narrative about their journey as quilt makers. Weeks and bill kerr are cofounders of modern quilt studio and have been making modern quilts since 1999. Openended questions help ignite discussions involving the whole group. Guild speaker bill kerr of modern quilt studio, quilts made modern modern quilt studio is composed of the team of bill kerr and weeks ringle. Transparency quilts by weeks ringle, bill kerr 2012 paperback on. Weeks ringle and bill kerr are celebrating their 21 st year as professional quiltmakers and cofounders of modern quilt studio, a design studio in oak park, illinois.
Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. Workshops with bill kerr and mary clark were greatly appreciated by all who participated. Find resources for your book club, whether it meets in your living room or across cyberspace. The quilt pattern features curved piecing and intertwining circles. Quilt studio, weeks ringle and bill kerr, have combined a color tutorial and ten modern quilt projects into their book transparency quilts. The art of the quilt calendar 2021 at calendar club. In addition, he is a professor and director of the graphic design discipline at dominican university.
Theres a really wonderful pattern called book club in the modern quilt workshop book by weeks ringle and bill kerr. May 11, 2012 theres a really wonderful pattern called book club in the modern quilt workshop book by weeks ringle and bill kerr. There are 10 projects in the book and they are very sophisticated. Jun 18, 2019 bill kerr cofounded modern quilt studio in 1999 with his wife, weeks ringle. We use cookies to provide a smooth shopping experience. Transparency quilts by weeks ringle, bill kerr 2012. They also have their own line of fabrics distributed internationally through free spirit. Bill kerr and his partner, weeks ringle, are the founders of funquilts design studio. Bill kerr and his wife, weeks ringle, bring a modern twist to the great american quilting tradition with decades of quilt making experience. Written by 11yearold sophie kerr with help from mom and dad, weeks ringle and bill kerr, this book is the perfect way to introduce kids to sewing.
With transparency quilts, the additional details and information result from careful selection and juxtaposition of color. Bill and weeks wrote the first book on modern quilting, the modern quilt workshop, as well as quiltmakers color workshop, quilts made modern and transparency quilts. Weeks made her first modern quilt in 1987 to rethink the possibilities of the american quilt as being expressive of the time in which we live. Sep 30, 2016 weeks and bill kerr are cofounders of modern quilt studio and have been making modern quilts since 1999. They are the authors of the modern quilt workshop, the first book ever published on modern quilting, as well as quiltmakers color workshop, quilts made modern, and transparency quilts. Aug 28, 2020 hi quilting friends, our daughter loves mid century modern which to me means shapes and lines and maybe even flowers. Bill kerr and weeks ringle are professional quilt makers and founders of funquilts, a contemporary quilt.
When you purchase directly from the mqg, 100% of the profits and royalties of your purchase benefit the modern quilt guild, a nonprofit 501c3. Quilts made modern printondemand edition stash books. Vintage by the modern quilt studio bernina of naperville. March is set aside each year to celebrate quilts and quilters. The oprah magazine, metropolitan home, time, the new york times, interior design, and better homes and gardens decorating magazine. Patterns, techniques, and designs from the funquilts studio. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more.
The modern quilt workshop takes you through every step of making a quilt, encouraging you and challenging you along the way. Enjoy thousands of free quilt patterns to download to your device to view or print. Weeks ringle and bill kerr are celebrating their 20th year as professional quiltmakers and cofounders of modern quilt studio, a design studio in oak park, illinois. I picked up the 10 inch red, white and blue squares at the pacific international quilt show last year. Weeks ringle and bill kerr see colors in a new way master the illusion of transparency with ten quilt projects, each with instructions for three sizes wall, lap, and bed design experts ringle and kerr show you how to select fabrics for striking, modern results. After the dinner lecture, many guests commented that they wished they had signed up for a class with bill.
Weeks made her first modern quilt in 1987 to rethink the possibilities of the american quilt as being expressive of. To get the look, add in sections of white space on each row of books. I needed a new quilt for my bed and wanted it to have a contemporary, almost wholecloth. January 8, 2015 guild speakerbill kerr of modern quilt studio. Jacobean compass is a combination of ideas picked from several places.
In this book by wellknown modern quilters weeks ringle and bill kerr, along with their 11yearold daughter sophie kerr, your customer will learn how to navigate a sewing machine, make smart fabric choices, and use basic sewing tools. It was a happy and hectic year last year and i was on the go and away from home for most of the year but i really wanted to make this quilt for my father inlaw. Bill kerr is a professional quilt makers and, along with weeks ringle, is a founder of funquilts, a contemporary quilt design studio in oak park, illinois. Its a bit of an improv way of assembling the quilt top, chopping off parts of blocks so the white bars purposely do not align and the side edges are random. Color harmony for quilts and the bestselling childrens sewing book, a kids guide. Magic inch quilts by week ringle and bill kerr in 2021. With busy schedules and the immense list of new books released every single day, its hard. The book includes excellent material on design and how to consider all the elements or layers of the quilt. Celebrate the art of quilting as a sentimental craft, modern expression of individuality and as a family tradition in the art of the quilt calendar 2021. Bill kerr has 25 books on goodreads with 790 ratings. Mid century modern quilt patterns or book quiltingboard forums. Unfortunately, words on a page, even accompanied by figs. Bill kerr, what makes a quilt modern village quilters. Cutters are specifically designed for quilters, accurately cutting up to six layers of cotton fabric at once, at a 90% quicker pace than rotary cutters.
Nov 17, 20 maybe youll turn your library blocks into a brilliant quilt like the for mrs. She has days as frazzled as my daughters, riding range over her small crazy boys. About us weeks ringle and bill kerr are celebrating their 21 st year as professional quiltmakers and cofounders of modern quilt studio, a design studio in oak park, illinois. Bill and weeks bring a modern twist to the great american quilting tradition with decades of quiltmaking experience and graduate design degrees. In future years i encourage you to seriously consider signing up for at least one workshop during quilt show. Search press a kids guide to sewing by weeks ringle and.
They also coauthored the bestselling a kids guide to sewing with their daughter sophie. Popular authordesigner team of weeks ringle and bill kerr present their design and construction methods with 10 projects, then show you how to transform their ideas into quilts that truly express who. Endlessly flexible and relaxing, this technique allows you to customize easily any of the quilts to any size. Weeks ringle and bill kerr are celebrating their 20 th year as professional quiltmakers and cofounders of modern quilt studio, a design studio in oak park, illinois. Bill is a pioneer in the field of modern quilting and cofounder of modern quilt studio. Each quilt lists the skill level simple to advanced as well as the technical and design skills developed by working. Z quilt by jess at urban patchwork, based on the original design book club from the modern quilt workshop by weeks ringle and bill kerr. Shop and save on gifts for everyone on your list sections show more follow today setting up a book club for your children will no. I have all of weeks and bill s previous books and i love their approach to design. Weeks ringle and her husband bill kerr are professional quilt makers and founders of modern quilt studio formerly funquilts. With 35 pages of valuable troubleshooting and safety tips, and 16 projects, including a lunch tote and messenger bag, your kids will be clamoring to go to the nearest fabric store. This book shows novice and expert quilters alike new ways of planning, designing, and constructing contemporary. Aug 19, 2014 bill kerr, left, and weeks ringle, right, founded the modern quilt studio in 1999.
A kids guide to sewing in this book by wellknown modern quilters weeks ringle and bill kerr, along with their 11yearold daughter sophie kerr, your customer will learn how to navigate a sewing machine, make smart fabric choices, and use basic sewing tools. Thats why the husbandandwife team of weeks ringle and bill kerr quilts made modern, cofounders of, spend time in the book s first part defining and employing such color terms as value and saturation. I heard the author, bill kerr, at a lecture my local quilt club hosted. Projects include the quilts chorus line, local hero, pickup sticks, splice of life, whiskers. The modern quilt workshop by weeks ringle and bill kerr, machine freehand patterns by nan moore techniques used. Youll learn basic principles of quilt design, as well as new technical skills that will make your quilts more beautiful, more durable, and more fun to make. If you want a picture of it, let me know and ill take one with my phone and email it to you.
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