Amit Taneja is a modern quilter who combines traditional quilting techniques with a modern aesthetic. In his spare time, he operates a quilting business where he provides longarm quilting services for other quilters. This service combines the top of the quilt, the middle foam layer (batting) and the back of the quilt (backing) by stitching designs through all three layers. This finishing step is done on a specialized machine called a “longarm”. The longarm can be computer guided, or manually moved, over a 12-foot by 6-foot metal frame. Amit especially enjoys a quilting technique called “thread painting” that allows the quilter to “paint” over a quilt using one or more thread colors (see “Here Comes the Sun” for an example). He also creates custom quilting patterns to highlight the features of the quilt (see top quilting and thread color changes in “Dreaming of Blue Waves”). He especially enjoys working with…