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Movement in Squares
Movement in Squares by Wendy Sheppard,
featuring Op Art Reflections from Kanvas
Wendy talks about Movement in Squares:
How did you come
up with the quilt design?
In the back of my
mind, I had always wanted to design a "linkage" design. I
thought the Op Art Reflections fabrics would be fun to use for a quilt of
"scrappy" linkages. And then, it was a matter of deciding if I
wanted my linkages to be all rectangular or square. I decided to use a
mix to kind of break up the "predictability" of the design a bit.
The design also reflects my love for structure, symmetry, and order, a
leftover from my engineering days before my Mom days, I suppose.
What do you like
best about the design?
#1 I really
like the fact that it looks like a complicated design, but it is actually quite
easy to construct.
#2 The overall
effect is what I love. The "linkage" effect gives a sense of
movement to the square and rectangular links in the design.
#3 The
background fabric I used (see next question).
#4 This design
is versatile to be used for any fabrics. I am thinking it would make a
visually effective "modern Amish" quilt using just solids. But
then, the possibilities are endless. If I owned a gallery, I would
commission quilters to use this design for an arrays of fabrics for different
final looks of the quilts.
How did you
choose the solid background color to use with the prints?
It is actually not a
solid fabric. It is a mottled greenish/bluish fabric from Benartex's Blush collection that makes a very
interesting background fabric. I am always experimenting using different
fabrics as background fabrics in contemporary designs. You can read more about this choice here.
What's appealing
about the Op Art Reflections fabrics?
I love the geometric
designs that make up these fabrics.
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It's Electrifying
It's Electrifying by Wendy Sheppard,
featuring Electric Feather by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry
Wendy talks about It's Electrifying:
How did you come
up with the quilt design?
As soon as I saw the
fabric swatches, I knew I wanted a "clean cut" and simple look for
the design that lets the fabrics do the "talking."
What do you like
best about the design?
#1 I like the
fact that it is a dressed up HST (half-square triangle) design! So often,
HST units are used as sub-units in "supportive roles" in block
construction. To have the HST be the main players in a quilt design is
what appeals to me about the design.
#2 Like
Movement in Squares, I also think this design is versatile for many fabric
choices.
Why did you
decide to use such large HSTs?
There is a lot of
movement and texture in Electric Feather fabrics, and I wanted to use simple
but large patches to highlight the different feels in the movement and texture
on the fabrics. Smaller HSTs might not sufficiently capture the movement
and texture otherwise.
What prompted
you to use beige as a neutral, in addition to the white and black?
I used the white and
black to tie all the colors together in the design. But then, I felt like
I needed something more subdued (thus beige) to give a bit of rest to the eye
in the midst of the contrasts. So the beige was used to bring out the
other colors in the design to shine like jewels.
Can you talk
about your choice to put a black frame around the colored half of HST and the
small squares on the opposite side? Why not just one or the other?
Yes, the small squares
and the black frame combo to me is the most interesting part of the
design. The HST's by themselves are just HST's, but with the framing, the
large HST's all of a sudden become what draw the eye. I didn't want to
use an all black frame because that seemed a bit predictable, and a frame with
all small squares around makes things a bit too busy. So, the compromise
and balance happened when I mixed the small squares and black to make the
frames. The final framing combo brings out the HST perfectly, I think.
What's appealing
about the Electric Feather fabrics?
The richness in colors
and the overall texture is what I love about the Electric Feather
fabrics!
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