Saturday, December 28, 2024

ARCHITECTURAL JUXTAPOSITION


I've mentioned before that as a youth I wanted to become an architect; and was told that girls didn't do that in the 1950s.  I wasn't particularly prone to buck the system in those days; so I said okay, I'll do something else.  No regrets here; as the observation of architecture and structures continues to be a pleasant part of my everyday life and travels, a great avocation.  I especially enjoy the juxtaposition of the old and the new, plus the regal with the mundane.  What ties it all together is usually the geometry involved.   Quiltmaking is a great extension of that theory for me.

So, in this quilt I juxtapose a log cabin variation with an architectural triangle.  The  inspiration is from two buildings located in our town.



THE STATS:  Architectural Juxtaposition, 2024, 33" x 33", Paper Pieced, Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Ninety-three 3-inch blocks.


It's always interesting to me to see the pattern develop when the body design intersects with the border.


A very enjoyable project to make and photograph for my final 2024 project.



May your 2025 be full of creative endeavors.

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