Modernist Quilt Crêpe de Chine Scarf

DESIGNER'S NOTES

A vibrant Fox & Chave crêpe de Chine silk scarf with an abstract design of geometric forms from a contemporary quilt design.

Contemporary quilt design combines traditional craftsmanship with modern visual language, emphasising bold shapes, asymmetry, and innovative colour palettes. Moving beyond classic block patterns, today’s quilters explore minimalism, negative space, and improvisational piecing, often drawing inspiration from architecture, graphic design, and abstract art.

Circles, triangles, and sharp angles replace figurative motifs, creating rhythmic compositions that challenge and expand the quilt’s narrative potential. Digital tools aid precision, yet hand-stitched elements remain central, grounding these works in tactile tradition.

Many quilts function as wall art as much as bedding, reflecting a shift in how quilting is perceived, no longer purely domestic, but a form of personal and political expression, especially among younger artists and underrepresented voices reclaiming the medium.

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STYLING

Wear your Fox & Chave crêpe de chine silk scarf in a variety of ways from the French Knot: Fold scarf in half, loop around neck, pull ends through loop, to the Infinity Knot: Loop scarf twice, tie ends in knot. More scarf styling ideas are available in this wonderful How to Tie a Scarf book.