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Our Own Quilts
The quilts pictured below were made for our own use or as gifts for
family members.
Of course, family quilts get everyone involved: even the webmaster
gets his fingers pried off the keyboard from time to time and put to
work hand-stitching binding.
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| Detail of the quilting on the
lap quilt above. The design is a Fibonacci spiral, where the radius
of each successive quarter-circle is determined by the formula: f(0)
= 1, f(1) = 1, for all n > 1, f(n) = f(n-1) + f(n-2). The ratio of
adjacent members of the series converges on the value (sqrt(5) +
1)/2, also known as the Golden Mean. "Fibonacci" (Son of the
good-natured one) is the nickname for Leonardo Pisano, the
mathematician who developed the formula in the early 13th century and
also introduced the Arabic numeral system to Europe.
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"South for the
Winter," a kit pieced by Larye. The Monkey Wrench blocks suggest
flying geese, but in an abstract way, so Judy quilted abstract ghost geese
in the background blocks. Shown at the 2004 Missoula Quilt Guild
show, "Down on the Farm," May 22-23, 2004.
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Detail of the
quilting in the background of the Irish Chain in "South for the
Winter."
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This full/twin quilt is an
adaptation of "Mocha Java," a Joy Hoffman design featured in the
April 2003 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting magazine. This
version features many more different fabrics than the original,
totalling 27 in all, including the backing. This was pieced by
Larye, his first quilt, and machine quilted by Judy. It goes to our
youngest son.
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