Well, I just talked about my art quilts, but I realized that the ones I've shown so far haven't been all that "arty". Here's two of my favorites.
Me: A Work in Progress 54" x 66"
This my fingerprint. I inked it, scanned it into a .bmp image, altered that to create a pattern, had the pattern printed out, and then made the quilt from that. It's in my favorite colors, and I had plans for a more intricate quilting pattern on it that I have yet to do. So it's a work in progress. I like that.
My Zebras 25" x 61"
I'm really fascinated with black and white fabrics. They all contain only two colors, yet they provide such a range of tones just by the thickness of their lines and the density of the pattern placement. This is actually a gradation of black and white fabrics.... there are 12 of them all together. It was almost as fun to make this quilt as it was to come up with the concept.
those are beautiful!
Posted by: Mintyfresh | April 27, 2007 at 07:50 AM
wow. I have made a couple of quilts and always lean towards the more contemporary/arty ones - those are truly amazing!!!!! Did you do the fingerprint one by appliqué?
Posted by: stacey | April 27, 2007 at 09:40 AM
Hulloooo Zeeba Neighba! (That a reference to the cartoon strip "Pearls Before Swine", btw) Those are gorgeous! You are crazy talented, girl. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Jean | April 27, 2007 at 11:29 AM
When my aunt came to visit this weekend, I showed her several pictures of your quilts and knitting. She was very impressed! And given that she lives in Amish country where quilts abound, that's saying something!
Posted by: Sara Payne | April 27, 2007 at 11:31 AM
They're both gorgeous!
Posted by: Carol | April 27, 2007 at 12:47 PM
Wow, those are amazing! I was thinking about starting out making quilts, but I know I'll never be able to do anything even close to those--I'll just stick with bed-coverings and knitting, I think! ;D
Posted by: Megan | April 27, 2007 at 01:23 PM
Both quilts are amazing but the fingerprint quilt blows my mind.
Posted by: nova | April 27, 2007 at 02:11 PM
Wow! You have an astounding talent, Kristy! Very beautiful and unique. Thanks for showing them to all of us!
Are you planning on designing knitting patterns as cool as your quilts? You would certainly have a following.
I don't think you are going to have any difficulties in your art classes.
Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Brenda | April 27, 2007 at 06:52 PM
Your quilts are amazing! I like making more traditional quilts - I'm not the artist that you are.
Posted by: tiennie | April 27, 2007 at 08:43 PM
I really like the fingerprint quilt, it certainly breaks from the traditional stuff I've seen.
Posted by: Sacha | April 27, 2007 at 08:46 PM
WOW! i really don't know which adjective to pick -- gorgeous, stunning, beautiful, creative. they're all those things.
i love the fingerprint one in your colors. i soon as i saw that i said "wow, that's kristy"
i'm so impressed -- and i don't say that very often.
Posted by: jody | April 28, 2007 at 05:17 AM
Joining the chorus of wows. Gorgeous work. It's kind of odd, as a knitter who fully realizes that "traditional" crafting need not be traditional at all, but I'd never really considered the artistic possibilities of quilting. Very, very cool.
Posted by: Ariel | April 28, 2007 at 10:23 AM
wow!! I am just learning to quilt, and this is wonderful inspiration. :)
Posted by: pamela wynne | April 28, 2007 at 05:23 PM
I really like the way the zebras blend in the middle, but are negatives of each other at the ends.
Posted by: David | April 28, 2007 at 05:46 PM