{"id":4681,"date":"2017-02-04T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T19:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=4681"},"modified":"2017-02-04T12:00:44","modified_gmt":"2017-02-04T19:00:44","slug":"modern-quilting-unplugged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/04\/modern-quilting-unplugged\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Quilting Unplugged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[Modern Quilter and Founder of the Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latifahsaafirstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Latifah Saafir<\/a>, presented a <a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/classes\/meet-latifah-saarfir-and-modern-quilting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lecture and Trunk Show during Road to California<\/a>. She gave the history of Modern Quilting then shared some of her modern quilting work along with some insights on why modern quilting is unplugged i.e.; \u201ccool, hip, original, fascinating, and likeable.\u201d\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The 2 A\u2019s of Modern Quilting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Attitude and Aesthetic<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nOne\u2019s <strong>Attitude <\/strong>and <strong>Approach<\/strong> to modern quilting should be: \u201cI don\u2019t have to be perfect to start.\u201d Never be afraid to try. With Latifah\u2019s first modern quilts, she followed a pattern.<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-to-california\/modern-quilting-unplugged\/attachment\/ls\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4684\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4684\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LS-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"Latifah Saafir Modern Quilting\" width=\"625\" height=\"422\" \/><\/a>\nExperience brought confidence, where today she makes her own designs. Latifah\u2019s signature pattern is the <em>Glam Clam<\/em>: clam shells blown up to 12 inches.\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/76PoDJl7vDw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\nThe <strong>Aesthetic <\/strong>of Modern Quilting has distinct qualities that incorporate:\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Functionality<\/em> \u2013 Made to snuggle, give as a gift or as artwork<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Asymmetry<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Reinterpreted Traditional Designs- <\/em>Take traditional blocks and motifs and mixes it up<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Minimalism and Simplicity<\/em> \u2013 which are harder to design<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-to-california\/modern-quilting-unplugged\/attachment\/ls5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4688\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4688\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LS5-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Latifah Saafir Modern Quilting\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Negative Space<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Modern Art and Architecture<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-to-california\/modern-quilting-unplugged\/attachment\/ls2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4685\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4685\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LS2-658x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Latifah Saafir Modern Quilting\" width=\"625\" height=\"973\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Improvised yet Intentional Construction<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Bold colors, on-trend color combinations, and graphic prints<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-to-california\/modern-quilting-unplugged\/attachment\/ls4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4687\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4687\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LS4-824x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Latifah Saafir Modern Quilting\" width=\"625\" height=\"777\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Gray and White is neutral<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Incorporates Solids \u2013 <\/em>cheaper to use and can better express the quilter\u2019s voice<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-to-california\/modern-quilting-unplugged\/attachment\/ls3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4686\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4686\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LS3-874x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"732\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Binding <\/em>can also be used to frame the quilt<a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/road-to-california\/modern-quilting-unplugged\/attachment\/ls7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4690\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4690\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LS7-750x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Latifah Saafir Modern Quilting\" width=\"625\" height=\"853\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\nWhen quilting her own quilts, Latifah shared that she \u201cloves walking foot quilting\u201d with her domestic machine. She encouraged the guests that they \u201ccan do it\u201d too. Her tips for walking foot quilting: \u201cBe Conscious. Take Breaks. Have your machine on a table.\u201d\nIn the end, Latifah pointed out, modern quilting is like all quilting: \u201ccutting fabric and sewing it together like everyone else.\u201d\n<em>\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<em>\u00a0<\/em>\n<em>\u00a0<\/em>]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<![CDATA[]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[31,32,36],"tags":[659,777,778],"class_list":["post-4681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-road-2017","category-road-to-california","category-special-quilt-exhibits","tag-latifah-saafir","tag-modern-quilting","tag-modern-quilting-qualities"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4681\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}