Category Archives: FABRIC ART

Genome Quilts by Bev St. Clair

Quilted DNA Beverly St. Clair is a practicing psychiatrist who has explored the aesthetic and discipline of quilting for many years. Her unique focus is on what she has termed the genome quilt. “My idea for genome quilts grew from … Continue reading

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Fibonacci for Quilters

Quilt Designs Based Fibonacci Spirals The Fibonacci spiral is created by drawing arcs connecting the opposite corners of squares of a Fibonacci tileing, as subsequent squares take a quarter turn. This spiral formation pattern is found throughout the natural world, … Continue reading

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Orderly Chaotic Quilts

Ordered Chaos in Quilt Making In art, as in life, when something is too ordered it becomes boring, but when it is too chaotic, it can be overwhelming. Unity and variety are the two dominant principles of design. A designer … Continue reading

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3 Dimensional Tucked Quilts – “high tech tucks”

3 Dimensional Tucks – Two Quilters and Their Techniques Named as one of the most influential quilters in North American quilt history, Caryl Bryer Fallert is internationally esteemed for extending and enhancing traditional tucking techniques in her art quilts. Caryl’s … Continue reading

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Tile Quilt Block Ideas

Tile Quilt Examples and Inspirational Photos As a follow-up to my Feb. 23, 2011 post, Tile Quilt Revival, I intended to show examples of tile quilts depicting the Alhambra in Morrocco. Since then I see that Quilters Newsletter has done … Continue reading

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Reinventing Tile Quilts

New Visions of Traditional Tile Quilts The recent publication of Tile Quilt Revival by Carol Jones and Bobbi Finley has generated quite a variety of newish interpretations of an almost forgotten style of applique quilting. Motivated by the exquisite beauty … Continue reading

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Bento Box Quilts

Bento Boxes and Bento Box Quilts – good for the environment (reuse) and good for your stash (use up) ‘O-bento’ is what the Japanese call a packed meal, usually lunch. Bento boxes have internal dividers, and sometimes several stacked layers, … Continue reading

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Squares and Rectangles – the basics of Quilting 101

a side by side comparison of reduced and enlarged views of the art quilts created by Kent Williams Kent’s Website www.rkentwilliams.com Kent Williams is a self taught quilt maker. Like most quilt makers, Kent is enthralled with the simplicity of … Continue reading

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the world’s most popular quilt pattern? Has to be the Log Cabin

How Does Your Log Cabin Grow? Twisted, offset, spiral, free form, distorted, pictorial  – these are just a few of the variations quilters have created with the humble pattern universally known as Log Cabin. And when we experience these newer … Continue reading

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Landmark Quilt Exhibit Reprises “Christmas” theme quilt

in the CQA Quilting News, from an article by Maureen Ose, U Nebraska-Lincoln, 12/7/2010 Landmark Quilt Exhibit Revisited The International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will present “Revisiting the Art Quilt,” a reprise of the … Continue reading

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