A Little Minimalism

Today, let’s tackle another category specific to QuiltCon….

I fell in love with the first place winner in this category…..

This quilt features a multi-step gradation of a single hue, transitioning from it’s darkest value to it’s lightest. It creates an optical illusion known as “fluting” where a single piece of fabric appears to change color from one side to the other.

That is just fascinating to me!!

Second place was awarded to…..

To achieve this piece, she first quilted the background and then added the bias strips.

The third place ribbons was given to…..

When I first looked at this, I thought that it was simply a whole-cloth quilt but as I looked closer, I could see appliques of light yellow…..

In the black and white category, I like the symmetry of this piece…..

The white lines are all 1/4″ strips!! Oh my…that made for some intricate piecing!!

This one definitely hit the minimalist vibe…..

While the improvisational piecing is great, the hand quilting is what brings this quilt to life…..

Another in black and white…..

I love the optical illusion created by the fabrics, and the simple straight-lined quilting adds much to the design…..

Finally for today, I found this quilt to be fun……

At first glance, I thought that the squares were appliqued, but they are foundation paper pieced!!

Tomorrow we will continue with the category!!

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