Design Concept
For many years a small clipping from a magazine hung over
my desk. It was a picture taken through a microscope of spirogyra,
a single cell, filamentous algae, commonly known as pond scum.
This the second quilt I have made, inspired by the patterns
of dots and curving stripes found in that image.
Photo used with permission from E.R. Degginger, photographer. |
This entire quilt is a study in intersecting color and value
gradations. The four fabrics used are from my Gradations collection
for Benartex.
The dots are quilted in a pebbly pattern with heavy (#30)
top stitching thread from the Superior Brytes collection.
I matched the color of the background fabric behind each dot,
so the pebbles appear to float. The wavy background stripes
were quilted in matching colors (three shades of each color)
with fine (#60) thread from the Superior Bottom Line collection.
Below is one of the background stripes cut out and lying
on the ironing board with it's dots. Each side of the
stripe is cut from a different color. |
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| Here the two halves of the background stripe have been
joined, and the dots are being aligned with the stripe
using a light table to make sure the edges of the templates
and all of the registration marks line up perfectly. |
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Exhibitions:
- Bryerpatch Studio Gallery, Paducah KY
- Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry: 40 Years of Color, Light, & Motion, Mitchell Museum, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, IL, July 31-October 9, 2016
Publications
- Machine Quilting Unlimited, May/June 2012, p. 46
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Full size drawing on freezer paper.
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Piecing in progress on my design wall.
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