Design Concept

The design for this quilt is based on the orderly progressions of scale, observed in nature by thirteenth century mathematician Leonard Fibonacci. This quilt, including the back was made from leftover strips of fabric from my Gradations collection from Benartex. My goal in this quilt was to use a variety of sludgy, pastel shades. The strips were cut into 1.5", 2.5", 3.5" & 5.5" widths to finish in the Fibonacci proportions (1-2-3-5) when sewn together. Each strip was chosen to provide value contrast with the adjoining strip. They were sewn together until the width equaled 30.5". I made two different sets of strips (set A and set B). The strip-pieced fabric was then cross cut into strips in the same proportions, and these strips were alternated between set A and set B, so some of the seams line up and other do not. These strips were sewn together until they formed a 30.5" square. One strip was left and this runs across the back of the quilt, with other fabrics from my gradations collection completing the back.  This piece is quilted in spiraling feather patterns stitched with black, top-stitching thread. The negative spaces are quilted with a lighter, sage colored thread in all-over fan patterns.

Exhibitions:

• Caryl Bryer Fallert: Retrospective Solo Exhibition, New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA, August 20 - October 31, 2015
• Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry: 40 Years of Color, Light, & Motion, University Museum, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, January 26 - April 16, 2016

Publications

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