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Gallery, Quilts 7-12

 
pkn-logo (PKN Beeldmerk), click to enlargePCN Logo (PKN Beeldmerk 2004)  85cm x 85cm (33.5" x 33.5")
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This quilt shows the logo of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PCN). The unification of three Protestant churches into the PCN happened on 1 May 2004. Quilt detail.

 
toverbal (), click to enlargeToverbal (2009)  128cm x 128cm (50.5" x 50.5")
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Toverbal is Dutch for gobstopper or jawbreaker, but a more literal translation would be "magic ball". I created the three-dimensional design using POV-Ray. Quilt detail.

 
doyenna (), click to enlargeDoyenna (2008)  98cm x 210cm (38.5" x 82.5")
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A "life-size" quilt I've been wanting to make for a long time, waiting for a sufficiently large stash, sufficient sewing skills and most of all a good design.
Quilt detail 1, detail 2, detail 3.

 
colorful-dreams (Kleurrijke dromen), click to enlargeColorful Dreams (Kleurrijke dromen 2005)  125cm x 97cm (49" x 38")
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Inspired by a photo. After earlier successful attempts at making quilts based on photos, this is the first time I used curved shapes to follow the natural curves of the subject. Both the design and the quilting pattern were created on the computer. Quilt detail.

 
flora-and-fungi (), click to enlargeFlora & Fungi (2004)  123cm x 123cm (48.5" x 48.5")
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A rendition of four (holiday)snapshots of flowers and mushrooms. The photos were converted into a patchwork pattern using the computer. Each patch is shaped differently, but the design makes it possible to sew them together in straight lines. Quilt detail.

 
checkerboard (Schaakbord), click to enlargeCheckerboard (Schaakbord 2003)  99cm x 81cm (39" x 32")
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Designed by using a 3D modeling computer program and tracing the resulting picture in EQ4 to be able to print templates for the pieces (all shaped slightly different). Quilt detail.