Unboxed or I Want Moiré

I always (jokingly?) say that I want the viewer's eyes to vibrate when they look at my quilts. This year, I learned the visual effect that I'm after has a name: Moiré. The moiré effect happens when a ruled pattern is overlaid with a similar pattern. Most people are familiar with this in relation to computer screens (which are a network of pixels) and when you try to take a picture using a digital camera (that represents the image in a network of pixels). The result is a wavy appears. That’s what I was going for with this quilt that I designed for the 2024 QuiltCon Fabric Challenge.

 

Year: 2023
Design:
Heather Akerberg (a.k.a Glad Hand Sews)
Quilting: Heather Akerberg
Dimensions: 28” x 28”
Fabric: Windham Artisan Cottons

 

Techniques:
Machine piecing, walking foot quilting, no ruler cutting

 

Highlights:

  • Juried into QuiltCon 2024 Fabric Challenge

  • Juried into QuiltFest Greenville 2024

  • Juried into Pacific International Quilt Festival 2024

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