Indistinguishable, my first foray into bargello, is a complex-looking work that was actually quite easy to create with simple mathematical and construction techniques. Yet the digital quilting–a complex dance of programming, graphic design, layout, and alignment–is usually assumed to be as easy as pushing a button. Arthur C. Clarke’s famous third law reminds us to revel in the magic of quilts while also explicitly acknowledging the incredible technological prowess required to create them.
56″x82″
Commercial cotton fabric, cotton and polyester batting, machine pieced patchwork, trapunto, custom digital longarm quilting
This quilt appeared in the following exhibitions:
- Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza 2023
- International Quilt Festival 2025, Houston (TX)
- Note: This quilt was juried into AQS Paducah 2025 but was withdrawn due to the organization’s censorship activities. See https://www.saqa.com/about/news/message-saqa-board-color-context-red-exhibition for more information.