Friday, July 5, 2013

Bargello-Quilts in Motion Introduction

Bargello-Quilts in Motion
A New Look for Strip Pieced Quilts
Coming April 2014 From C&T Publishing










I have long been fascinated by Bargello quilts because they look so much more complicated than they really are. The process is truly simple and with the right blending and contrasting, the results can be stunning. I think what catches the eye is the impression of motion, as with kinetic op-art. I was drawn to the idea that if I viewed a quilt as a three-dimensional medium with a wind-blown ribbon or a painted line scribbled across a stationary environment, I could experiment with different ways of making the apparently moving design distinct from the apparently static background. This book is the result of that experiment with design.