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Gallery, Quilts 31-35

 
ode-aan-ootje (), click to enlargeOde aan Ootje (2007)  165cm x 115cm (65" x 45.5")

Memories of the old Dutch banknotes (before the Euro made its entrance), colorful images by graphic designed Douwe Oxenaar (nicknamed "Ootje"). Quilt detail.

 
paradise (), click to enlargeParadise? (2008)  137cm x 97cm (54" x 38")

Paradise for those who like peace and quiet (or quilters who would just like to piece in quiet), or would this just be too quiet and peaceful?
Quilt detail.

 
doyenna (), click to enlargeDoyenna (2008)  98cm x 210cm (38.5" x 82.5")

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.

 
toverbal (), click to enlargeToverbal (2009)  128cm x 128cm (50.5" x 50.5")

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.

 
fracties (Fracties), click to enlargeFractions (Fracties 2009)  144cm x 96cm (57" x 38")

The name Fractions refers to the fact that the design is based on a division of the surface in ever smaller fractions. Quilt detail.