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This quilt was commissioned by BERNINA OF AMERICA to represent
their theme for the 1990s, THE SEWING LANDSCAPE. It was installed
July 1, 1990 in the former corporate headquarters of BERNINA
OF AMERICA, Hinsdale, Illinois, where it hung in the main
lobby. Later Bernina moved their headquarters to Aurora, Illinois,
where it hangs in the office of the president.
This is one of a series of quilts in which three dimensional,
constructed tucks are incorporated into a pieced background.
The background was string pieced in a radiating design. The
colors used represent earth and sky. The interlocking bands
of neutral color in the center represent stitches.
Each tuck is constructed from two different fabrics. The right
sides of the tucks are a full spectrum of graduated rainbow
hues. The left sides of the tucks are graduated values from
light to dark in navy and black. The use of color and value
gradations, and the twisting of the tucks from side to side,
create the illusion of movement and light across the surface
of the quilt. A radiating, string pieced, border of intersecting
color and value gradations, draws the eye into the center
of the quilt.
Exhibitions:
- Bernina of America, Corporate Headquarters, Hinsdale &
Aurora Illinois
Publications
- Quilters Newsletter Magazine, June, 1991, page 6
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