Effervescent
Fizzy bubbles. Organic chemistry. Regardless of what you see when you look at this quilt, my hope is that it communicates a feeling of joy. Playing with scale and negative space, this design is a playful take on a hexagon quilt. I used strip piecing to create a variety of shapes and color combinations that bubble up from the bottom of the quilt. The low contrast palette gives the quilt a lightness that lends itself well to its effervescent nature. Effervescent was designed for the 2022 QuiltCon Fabric Challenge and the Hexagon challenge.
Year: 2021
Design: Heather Akerberg (a.k.a Glad Hand Sews)
Quilting: Heather Akerberg
Dimensions: 55” x 73.75”
Fabric: Windham Artisan Cottons
Techniques:
Y-seams, strip piecing, linear and rotational walking foot quilting, hand-stitched binding
Quilt Shows
Juried into QuiltFest Greenville 2022
Juried into QuiltFest New England 2022

Detail of the Effervescent quilt top hanging in a window.

Effervescent quilt top hanging in a window.

Effervescent quilt top getting a final press before quilting.

Thread auditioning for the Effervescent quilt.

Effervescent quilt finished? Still might go back and add some hand stitching.