QuiltCon 2024 - Minimalism

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

✨Welcome to the Minimalism category of QuiltCon 2024 videos! ✨We did our best to include the names of the quilters and their social media links, but if we missed yours, let me know and I'll add it to the description! Also, please accept my apologies for name mispronunciations or stumbles over quilt names! I appreciate your kindness regarding these mistakes.

[@harperreads]

I am very much enjoying this series of videos about QuiltCon! Thank you so much for sharing the quilts, the artist statements, and your thoughts.

[@elainejudd4892]

I have thoroughly enjoyed all of yourQuiltCon videos. Beautifully narrated and videotaped. These are the best quilt show videos I have watched - no weird walking around with camera jiggling, and your thoughts expressed about the quilts were wonderful. Thank you so much! Well done.

[@veronicaosborn3029]

Has anyone said that this series is very Antique Road Showesk ? Which is a show I love, but you aren’t just videoing quilts, you are taking the time to l study and learn the history of each quilt made and share that knowledge with us. It’s wonderful. Honestly, Quilt Con needs to hire you two!! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@kelly-spell]

Thank you for sharing Mulberry Swirl. Believe it or not, I only used one color of thread to quilt the entire piece-it just looks different based on the background fabric. Color relativity is wild!

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Kelly, that is crazy! Sorry I misrepresented how you quilted this piece-but thanks for the comment to set the record straight! 🤓❤️

[@abagguff9395]

You have such a unique and refreshing eye in your evaluation and interpretation of these minimalist art quilts. Thank you for the time you have spent to show these beautiful quilts to us! I have been looking forward to your new installments.

[@michellejohnson6796]

Thank you! For sharing Quiltcon with us. I appreciate YOU!!!

[@natalieskinner2444]

Wonderful video! Loved hearing your thoughtful comments on each quilt. Thank you for including mine ☺

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Oh yay! Thank you, Natalie! ❤️ I really did love what you had to say about your quilt in your artist’s statement!

[@bethliebman8169]

This was my first exposure to minimalism in quilting. These quilts depend as much on the thread colors and patterns as much as the fabrics, Thank you for all your Quilt Con videos.

[@Janome-Fan]

Thank you very much for the really very good videos from QuiltCon. I really enjoyed watching the videos in the different categories, hearing the names and descriptions of the artists, being made aware of the specialities of quilting. Best regards from Germany Silke

[@tammyschweitzer7850]

Love this category too. Thank you for doing this series and taking the time to give each quilt some description and pointing out the quilting. I bet some were more expressive in person.

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Tammy, it is hard to describe how beautiful and interesting these quilts are in person!! Truly.

[@corrinneloudon525]

Thank you for this wonderful series of videos. I’m enjoying them enormously and gaining much inspiration

[@sistersister2999]

Minimalism had some of my favorite quilts, perhaps because so many of them told or reflected a maximal story. Sometimes, minimizing the materials maximizes the creativity and this seemed true for these quilts. Thank you for the walkthrough!❤

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

I agree, Sister, on all counts! You're welcome!❤️

[@UsernameUnkwn21]

Just have to say it again, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate the deep dive looking at each piece from the various catagories.. Various large Show coordinators should enlist you as the official correspondent ..

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Thanks, Joan! I don't think the large show coordinators love the idea of people being able to stay home and still see the quilts 🧐 but I could be wrong!!😘

[@silver_csmith]

It is so neat to see just how much of an impact quilting styles as well as the colors of quilting thread can have on a quilt!! Thanks for sharing all your videos! 🥰👏🏻

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Right?! It was an eye-opener for me as well!

[@joannesgstuff5116]

Thank you so much. So inspiring and so enjoyable.

[@janetcorrao5072]

Not usually a fan of modern, minimalist artwork, but your explanation and descriptive narrative brought these outrageous, quiet suble pieces to life. Thank you so much for enlightening me to this catagory, Cathy. Well done!!

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

You're welcome, Janet!! ❤️

[@tinkerbell9399]

Oh my goodness, such beautiful quilts! Your description and thoughts on each one was very interesting! I am in awe of such talent! Thanks so much for sharing ❤️

[@annerankin1191]

Another awesome video!!! Thanks for taking those who couldn’t attend on such an incredible tour!!!! XOX

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

You're welcome, Anne! ❤️

[@debrat777]

Love the videos Cathy! You bring those quilts to life! ❤

[@karinawestermann6476]

I am not much of a quilter (I have finished one & have fabrics for many more 😂) but I am a huge fan of talented textile artists. Minimalism is such a wonderful category: it blows my mind how textile artists explore stories using very contained craft language. Thank you so, so much for showcasing these quilts.

[@lauracurnan3255]

I so enjoyed every video. Thank you.

[@TheQuiltingLunchLady]

It really is wonderful how you show the quilts and share the artists statements. I am. It aware of anyone else taking the time to be so thorough. Thank you.

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Thanks, Christine!❤️

[@annekortleve1478]

Thankyou Cathy for this series of videos.

[@susanlee1827]

Thanks again, Cathy!! Super fun and interesting! ❤❤

[@kathipaschall3893]

I'm a little surprised at how much I liked this category. My two favorites are "Mulberry Swirl " and "Ripple", both are lovely. I wish that I could see them in person although your comentation helped bring me there! I think that it must be so hard not to touch them!! Thank you Cathy and Paul for this visit and guide to Quilt Con. Was it all Modern?

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Yes, Kathi---all the quilts are modern because QuiltCon is put on by the Modern Quilt Guild. 🤓👍🏻 And yes, it is so hard not to touch!!

[@tiffanyclark5745]

Thank You SO Much for the videos!! I recently discovered you, & I'm HUGE fan! Such a beautiful job both a visual & auditory gift for those who were not able to attend in person.

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Thank you, Tiffany! ❤️ And yay!! I'm glad you found me---thanks for watching and commenting!

[@pebblekelsey1227]

Thank you so much. what a great way to start the day.

[@svs1551]

Really enjoying all of these videos. Thanks so much!

[@loriswitalski6711]

Thank you, thank you for these videos! They are amazing and your commentary is like having a tour with a museum docent.

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Aww! Thank you, Lori! ❤️

[@cynithiadykes8537]

Beautiful work

[@elainelear4982]

Minimalist quilts require so much brain work. Love it.

[@thecheshirecrafter4522]

Some very clever designs here, but the one that had an emotional impact was the black and white life fading away quilt. To think someone completed that on the day her Dad died, not only makes me go "Ah!" But she must have taken some comfort in her art / hobby . I almost feel both pain of grief and relief her loved one is no longer in pain buried in her final stiches.

[@melitavaz4377]

Nicely presented.

[@randylls5341]

❤😂😊

[@karonwostenholme6533]

❤️❤️❤️

[@carolinesmercantile4290]

I LOVE that quilt, Interstitched, by Robert Bosscher too! I am guessing that he washed it before submitting it? If I'm right, this would have been a deliberate decision in order to get all those puckers, am I right? I assume some quilts shown at quilt shows are washed and others are not. I have no idea, to be honest....and I don't really hear anybody talking about this? Is this (washed vs. unwashed) at all talked about, Cathy? Or, is this question a complete non-issue?

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

I don't know if Robert washed his quilt or not, but washing would certainly add texture! I haven't been a part of, nor heard anyone talking about washing a quilt for a show. I DID wash mine, because I had starched several fabrics and wanted the starch dots to wash out. I was nervous that it would crinkle up too much and lose that pristine look (that unwashed quilts have) or look messy and misshapen. So I laid it flat to dry, and ironed it on a low setting just to make sure it was really smooth, which worked beautifully. I suspect most people do not wash their quilts, especially the ones that have significant hand work details or appliqué or other features that would distort the piece if washed (or just wouldn't hold up in the washer!) Many of the quilts would be considered "art quilts" and as a result, won't ever be "used" as a quilt and so washing is irrelevant. But those are just my thoughts---it would be interesting to know what professional quilters (or those that routinely submit quilts to competitions) would say on the subject.

[@hollyminter8276]

Cathy and Cat Bird Crew - thank you so much for such quality videos from QuiltCon 2024. (And I just noticed you have a different beautiful tote) Lately, I've watched some great quilt related videos, and found a "Button Quilt" from the 1940's; I thought of you and your growing button bag. At min 44:35 is the button quilt kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYjXk6KIraunndU

[@TheCatBirdQuilts]

Thank you, Holly! The Catbird "crew" is my husband, Paul. Hardly a crew! 😂 But thank you for your kind words and for the video! I will check it out! ❤️