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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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A lap-sized star quilt, made as a
class sample. Quilted with feather wreaths in the corners and
chevron gridding in the star points.
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Detail of the feather wreath
quilting in the upper right corner of the star quilt above.
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A felt appliqued
pincushion, made as a Thimbleberries Club project, embellished with
bead fringe.
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