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Fabricadabra?—Simple Quilts, Complex Fabric Class Plan

Fabricadabra?—Simple Quilts, Complex Fabric Class Plan

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A Visual Palindrome: Squares

From Fabricadabra—Simple Quilts, Complex Fabric by Paula Nadelstern

Class Description: This design class takes a traditional quilt pattern and gift wraps its simple shapes with intricate fabric. Along with many other design strategies, students will explore the possibilities offered by charismatic textiles and the magic of symmetry. Learn to make see-through templates leading to unique and enhanced design options and varied effects, including seamless connections. The takeaway is how quilts made of simple shapes can be transformed into visual spectacles that read as complex, thoughtful acts of creativity. The quilt showcased on p. 24 is appropriate for advanced beginner to advanced quilters.

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SUPERPOWERS:

  • Patternista

  • Fabric Designer
  • Kaleidoscope Queen

Paula Nadelstern

Paula Nadelstern has achieved international recognition for her innovative and complex designs inspired by the bilateral symmetry of kaleidoscopic images, including the American Folk Art Museum's first one-person exhibition highlighting the work of a contemporary quilt artist (2009). Honored by inclusion in the Twentieth Century's 100 Best American Quilts, her designs have also inspired industrial products, including the vast carpet in the Hilton Americas hotel in Houston, Texas.

Paula is the author of Paula Nadelstern's