il ts , ▁Nancy ▁Crow , ▁Den y se ▁Schmidt , ▁G wen ▁Mar ston , ▁Y osh iko ▁Jin zen ji , ▁Bill ▁K err ▁and ▁We eks ▁Ring le . ▁ ▁The ▁Modern ▁Qu ilt ▁Gu ild ▁has ▁attempted ▁to ▁define ▁modern ▁qu il ting . ▁The ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁modern ▁qu ilt ▁may ▁include : ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁bold ▁colors ▁and ▁prints , ▁high ▁contrast ▁and ▁graph ic ▁areas ▁of ▁solid ▁color , ▁impro vis ational ▁pie cing , ▁minimal ism , ▁exp ans ive ▁negative ▁space , ▁and ▁alternate ▁grid ▁work . ▁ ▁The ▁Modern ▁Qu ilt ▁Gu ild , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁corpor ation , ▁with ▁ 1 4 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁members ▁gu ild s ▁in ▁ 3 9 ▁countries , ▁fost ers ▁modern ▁qu il ting ▁via ▁local ▁gu ild s , ▁work sh ops , ▁web in ars , ▁and ▁Qu ilt con — an ▁annual ▁modern ▁qu il ting ▁conference ▁and ▁convention . ▁The ▁found ing ▁Modern ▁Qu ilt ▁Gu ild ▁formed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Qu ilt Con ▁features ▁a ▁qu ilt ▁show ▁with ▁ 4 0 0 + ▁qu il ts , ▁qu ilt ▁vend ors , ▁lect ures , ▁and ▁qu il ting ▁work sh ops ▁and ▁classes . ▁The ▁first ▁Qu ilt Con ▁was ▁February ▁ 2 1 – 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁Austin , ▁T