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Spirogyra #3
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- Copyright © 2011 Caryl Bryer Fallert
- Size: 30" x 30"
- Techniques: Digitally printed, machine pieced,
machine appliquéd, and quilted
- Materials: fabric: 100% cotton / batting: 50% cotton
| 50% bamboo
- Owners: Private collection, Acron, OH
- Photo: Caryl Bryer Fallert
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Design Concept
Sketches in Corel Draw
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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 third quilt I have made, inspired by the patterns
of dots and curving stripes found in that image. This one
has moved quite a distance from the look of the original inspiration,
but evolved from the two previous quilt designs. The whole quilt was designed in Corel Draw and printed out
to make a full size pattern. The dots start at 2½"
on the outside of the spiral, and graduate down to less than
1/8" in the center. All of the dots down to the ¼"
level were cut from graduated rainbow fabric and machine appliquéd
to the spiral template. Beyond the ¼" level, the
spiral and dots were digitally printed and applipieced into
the background. This entire quilt is a study in intersecting color and value
gradations. The fabrics used are all from my Gradations collection
for Benartex. The spiral is quilted in a small meander pattern
that makes the unquilted dots puff up. The multicolored background
is quilted in a spiral pattern that echoes the pieced spiral,
with corners quilted in the small meander pattern again. |
Exhibitions:
- Bryerpatch Studio Gallery, Paducah KY, 2012
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