Whether or not you like how a quilt turned out, it is often instructive to review the design decisions that you made along the way. In the case of Simple String Theory, the following steps were involved:
- the spark of an idea – colourful strings hanging down;
- audition of colour – these fabrics were from the same batch of hand dyes;
- consideration of scale – I was aiming to make a 12x12in work and was conscious that seam allowances will reduce the width of the lines;
- line marking – although many of my designs involve entirely improvisational free cutting, here each line and curve was quite intentional;
- eight strings were not enough; and
- the fluid quilting lines complement the piecing.
This piece started out as a contender for the Twelve by Twelve Collaborative Art Quilt project but I decided it was too abstract and slightly off-theme (string theory, while relying heavily on mathematical formulae, is more physics-oriented). Pop over to the Twelve by Twelve blog to see what I finally selected and all the other imaginative interpretations of the mathematics theme.
Helen Conway says
Well all you had to do for me was TELL me it was maths based and I would have happily believed you 🙂
Kristin L says
It may not have been the perfect quilt for our Maths challenge, but it’s very nice on it’s own. I hope it finds a nice little spot to hang in your home.
Judy says
Brenda,
String Theory certainly works best with nine string lines for some reason odd numbers seem to please the eye and the mind better.