60 X 51”                                                                Purchased fabric

$2000

This wall hanging quilt is pieced from a collection of brightly colored purchased fabrics cut into 1 1/2 inch squares and triangles. The geometric pattern is not a traditional patchwork pattern but one I devised after an exploration of tessellating shapes. The small scale also allowed me to gradate the color carefully and achieve a greater degree of luminosity. In contrast to the geometric fish shape, I finished the piece with lines of stitching that represent a much more naturalistic fish image. This stitching does not contrast strongly with the other color and is intended to reward the viewer’s closer inspection. This quilt has cotton batting inside with a green cotton backing. The binding is machine and hand stitched and a hanging sleeve is included.  

All images © Jane Steele- Meagher 2003. Reproduction of images explicitly denied without permission of Jane Steele-Meagher.