"So the easiest shape to make is a triangle," Pot says. From a single triangular grid as a launch pad, he built up a series of patterns. Working in the kilim idiom, one that has a rich, nomadic ...

So in 2009, the Modern Quilt Guild was formed and held its first annual meeting, QuiltCon, in 2013. Today more than 170 local guilds comprise the Modern Quilt Guild; the Triangle has its own chapter.

Midcentury modern furniture also is one of the hottest and most expensive trends in home decor. But the popularity of the architecture declined in the ’60s, partly because design concepts ...