This informative lecture is full of examples demonstrating how the modern aesthetic applies to the machine quilting process. Learn how negative space, minimalism, graphic geometry, improvisation, and other hallmarks of the modern aesthetic can be incorporated into your machine quilting work. Gain a better understanding of why many modern quilters choose to employ an abundance of straight-line and "industrial looking" designs rather than quilting overly ornate and perfectly symmetrical motifs. Suggestions on how to incorporate graphic and linear free-motion quilting as an alternative to straight-line quilting will also be explored. www.christaquilts.com