Orb Weaver Quilt

This quilt features a traditional quilt block called Piece of the Pie. As the blocks came together and I stepped back to look at my work on the design wall and I thought of spinning orbs. The vintage stripes give the orbs a feeling of movement which is fun. I love the way this one plays tricks on the eye like seeing in fractals or looking into a kaleidoscope. The colors add a deeper playful element.

The fabric is an organic cotton and hemp blend. The blue is indigo dyed in my organic vat. The background color is from a weld exhaust bath. The magenta is cochineal, and the browns are from cutch. The green is indigo over dyed with weld. The stripes are repurposed vintage from a friend. The batting is organic cotton. This quilt is machine pieced and hand stitched with Japanese sashiko thread. I hand tied the orbs with red thread to give the piece some texture and add to the playful orb weaver element. The back is dyed with indigo and the hand stitched orb outlines really stand out on it.

large crib size