Quilting the Commons highlights the creative energy of the Northeast Ohio Modern Quilt Guild (NEOMQG), a grassroots collective founded in 2016 as part of the Modern Quilt Guild. Modern quilting emphasizes innovation, bold design, and improvisation—often favoring solid fabrics over traditional patterns—and increasingly serves as a platform for personal expression and social commentary.

Through monthly workshops, retreats, and collaborations with organizations like Praxis Fiber Workshop and Bay Arts, NEOMQG fosters a culture of shared learning and creative exchange. Members support one another in developing new techniques while contributing to a broader dialogue within contemporary craft. Many also participate in QuiltCon, the field’s leading international exhibition.

This exhibition presents quilting as a dynamic contemporary art form rooted in collaboration, experimentation, and care. These works reflect not only individual vision but also the collective spirit of making—where skills are passed down, ideas evolve, and community sustains creativity. In quilting, craft becomes a powerful intersection of art, connection, and belonging.

The show is curated by Heidi Massingill, Margaret Dobbins and Amy Viny

Artists featured in the show are Natalie Blum, Margaret Dobbins, Susanne Gedeon, Heidi Massingill, Amanda Vreeland, Amy Reed, Janet Ressler, Ashley Schifano, Debbie Shives, Nora Mauk, Michele Merin, Kelly Waterman, Karen Weaver Jennifer Whitten, Vicki  Flickinger, Susie Heintzelman, Marie Huntington, Karen Miller, Elia Pestana, Margo Riha, Sabrina Spangler