Colour at the FoQ

Of course there were many art quilts at Birmingham's Festival of Quilts that showed a stunning use of colour, but I was intrigued by these two in particular. Both employed a wide range of hand-dyed cottons.

Inge Hueber, Seascape
hand-dyed cotton, Seminole technique (variation)

Inge Hueber, Seascape (detail)
hand-dyed cotton, Seminole technique (variation)

Hueber, a German, explained to viewers that Seascape is a "quilt that depicts sun and sea, water and light." Somehow she created the kind of flickering sparkle made by the surf as it laps on the shore.  I believe she has taken what is a classic Seminole pattern of piecing, and exposed the reverse side, leaving loose threads and frayed edges to add interest, and to capitalize on the unique qualities of cloth.

Similarly...

Beatrice Lanter, The Back from the Front,
cotton, patchwork Log Cabin, machine-sewn, machine-quilted

Beatrice Lanter, The Back from the Front, (detail)
cotton, patchwork Log Cabin, machine-sewn, machine-quilted

... the Swiss artist Beatrice Lanter references the classic Log Cabin form of patchwork and uses the unfinished back of the quilt to celebrate a wide spectrum of luscious colour, and the nature of fibre itself.