Unknown Maker, American

Carefully chosen by the quilter, about ten-years' worth of scrap fabric were used to create this Log-Cabin-style quilt. Shirting patterns interact with small-scale dress prints to produce a regular, but very active, light-and-dark effect. Ensuring her fun, this quilter challenged herself and the viewer's gaze by incorporating similarly colored fabrics of differing design and scale within the light and dark areas. Note, for example, the varying forms in pink that fluctuate and blend together as one moves away from the quilt.