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Design Concept
This is one of a series of quilts, exploring the illusion
of overlapping transparent triangles. Half the triangles
were pieced from strips of fabric, hand dyed in a gradations
of rainbow colors. The other triangles were cut from a black
and a gradation of black white and gray. Each triangle was
pieced separately and then cut into horizontal strips. The
strips of the two triangles were alternated when they were
sewn back together. This creates the illusion of more than
one triangle occupying the same space. As the two triangles
were sewn together, the illusion of a diamond appeared in
the center.
A narrow border of black surrounds the center triangles,
followed by a wider border of the dye painted fabric in
swirling rainbow colors. A binding of solid black surrounds
the composition.
In contrast to the geometry of the pieced design, the quilting
was done in a free-form, meandering pattern that echoes
the pattern in the hand painted border fabric. All of the
machine quilting was done freehand, with no marking of the
quilt top.
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