Exhibition Description
mod·ern | \ˈmä-dərn,
quilt·ing | \ˈkwil-tiŋ
The process of cutting fabric into small pieces, sewing it back together, layering with batting and using thread to hold it all together in in a way that it is considered modern.
This is an invitational Modern Quilt Exhibit organized by a group of seven modern quilters from the greater Greenville area. Each quilter invited another award winning quilter from outside the upstate to participate in the show. The participating Modern Design Lab members and artists include Paige Alexander (Easley, SC), Cheryl Brickey (Greer, SC), Yvonne Fuchs (Tehachapi, CA), Faye Jones (Simpsonville, SC), Valorie Kasten (Williamston, SC), Cindy Lammon (Greenville, SC), and Travis Seward (Greenville, SC). Each of these Modern Design Lab quilters invited another award winning quilter from outside the upstate to participate in the show. The featured guest artists include Jack Edson (Hamburg, NY), Connie Kincius Griner (Burlington, NC), Sylvia Schaefer (Athens, GA), and Michelle Wilkie (Cary, NC).