Infinity is based on the last line from Stephen King's book, The Stand: "And it always, at the end, came round to the same place again."
This is a stabilized 10 degree wedge ruler project using a striped commercial fabric, offset one step, and measures 26.5x41.5". It's actually 2 circles that connect and overlap. Yes, those are holes in the center of each circle. One binding is lime green and the other is a dark purple.
It hangs very straight, even though it's just pinned to my curtains right now. The holes in the center measure 3" diameter, and applying bias binding on that small sized inside curve wasn't fun. It's machine pieced, machine quilted in the ditch, with the binding turned by hand.
This is a very simplified version of a quilt by Nancy Ota that won a prize in Paducah last spring. Mine will be used as a sample for a class that I teach, although my son has already claimed it for later.
Any critiques or comments would be appreciated.
Marilyn Rose
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5 comments:
Marilyn,
You definitely achieved value change and contrast with this piece. Your eye follows the green from the center out and then back again. It's so cool and relaxing to look at your creation.
Wow, I really love this quilt! I am captivated by the never ending path my eye travels. A really interesting piece...
Cherie
Hi Marilyn,
Very relaxing to look at and stunning piecework too. I like the subtle value changes. Not all quilts have to be high contrast to be effective!
I wouldn't change a thing, although it would be interesting to see the same quilt made in different colorways.
laura
Hi Marilyn - What an interesting work! And what a lot of work it appears to be. I think you did an excellent job of basing your piece on the line from Stephen King. The infinity is a wonderful shape that has always fascinated me.
You will think this is funny but to me the piece is upside down. For some reason it seems like the darker circle should be on top. Isn't it interesting what our eyes say to us?
Roberta
Hi Marilyn, This qualifies for the last challenge, too....definitely falls in the odd-shaped quilt category. I like the colors and fabric you chose and it is obviously very well made. How does it look hung horizontally? Would the continuous line feeling be enhanced by having the binding all the same? Just a couple thoughts....it's a great piece, congrats!
Cynthia
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