Traditional Hexagon Quilt
Art elements and principals are well represented in this traditional hexagon quilt made with true left over fabric bits, which placed this quilt into a specific genre with geo-isometric measurements…
Multi-Coloured Geo-isometric Textile Art
Each patch in this wall quilt was made from different coloured true scrap leftover fabric (no repeats). Every individual piece of this quilt was positioned on a pin board as…
Design as you go!
After posting my previous quilt and reading all the comments I was not only humbled but I have noticed that people still believe this is difficult, too involved, time consuming…
Geo-Isometric Quilt Designs
Basic Geo-tri-isometric quilt designs implicates playing on the doorstep of geometry with a variety of polygons to choose from. Each with a defined number of spokes. The spokes determine the…
Identifying Polygon Shapes
Polygons are clusters of triangles crossing in the center or around a patch, designed on a polar or spider web grid with either a known diameter or a circumference. (To…
Celebrating years of quiltmaking
Times now ask for quilt maker’s co-responsibility for the future of quilt making. Making quilts have specific elements to contribute to the art world, whether you define it as textile…
Design your own templates
Making your own templates has the advantage that you can develop a relationship with the quilt you have envisaged. It also gives the option of changing your mind during the…
Protea designs & a full-circle trip
While passing through a small town in the Southern Cape, South Africa, we had the privilege of an overnight stay at the Art Café, situated in the mid-town (De Rust)…
Medallion Style Quilts
The origin, popularity, and development of the medallion style of quilts with a central medallion surrounded by a series of borders, go back to the 17th century. In early 1613…
The borderline about borders
Borders for quilts originated from the geometric mosaic designs laid between the 11th - 15th centuries in Italy’s basilicas and palaces. Quilt borders became better know through Medallion-style quilts. We…