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Lepidopteran #3
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- Copyright © 2012 Caryl Bryer Fallert
- Size: 30" x 30" (76 cm x 76 cm)
- Techniques: Machine pieced, Machine embroidered,
and quilted
- Materials: fabric: 100% cotton / batting:
50% cotton/ 50% bamboo
- Owner: private collection, Houston, TX
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Design Concept:
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The design for this quilt evolved from a series of sketches
that started with a Bradford pear leaf that fell from a tree
in my neighborhood in the autumn. After drawing several version
of the leaf, I began to realize that it was similar in many
ways to the patterns on the wings of a butterfly. This version
of the drawing actually looked more like a butterfly wing
than a leaf, so I called the quilt Lepidopteran #3. All of
the fabrics in this quilt are from my Gradations and Splash
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The sketch was projected onto freezer paper to make
a full size drawing. (left) |
Here is the full size drawing on freezer paper before
I started cutting it up to make templates for cutting
my fabric. (right) |
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Here the freezer paper has been cut into templates and
the fabric selection and piecing are in progress. (Bryerpatch
Studio West, Port Townsend, WA)
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To the right, the quilting is being done on a Bernina 820. Half
of the quilting was done with feed dogs up, and the other
half was free motion. |
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Exhibitions:
- Bryerpatch Studio Gallery: October 2012
- American Quilters Society Show, 2013, Paducah KY- Honorable Mention
- 30 Quilts for 30 Years: Solo, traveling exhibition celebrating
30 years of making art quilts.
- Butterflies and Their Beautiful Kin, Texas Quilt Museum (invitational) April 3 - June 29 2014
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