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Spirogyra #5

• DESIGNED, PIECED, APPLIQUED, AND QUILTED BY: Caryl Bryer Fallert

• DATE: 2012

• SIZE: 30" wide x 30" high (76cm x 76cm)

• COLORS: Blue, green, red, yellow, blue, and purple gradations

• MATERIALS: Fabric: 100% cotton fabric • Batting: 50% cotton / 50% bamboo • polyester thread

• TECHNIQUES: Machine pieced, appliqued & quilted

• IDENTIFYING MARKS: Signature & label

• OWNER: Private collection, Southlake, TX

• PHOTO: Caryl Bryer Fallert

Design Concept & Process: For many years a small clipping from a magazine hung over my desk. It was a picture taken through a microscope of spirogyra, a

single-cell, filamentous algae, commonly known as pond scum. This the fifth quilt I have made, inspired by the patterns of dots and

curving stripes found in that image. This one is quite different from the original inspiration, but evolved from the four previous quilt

designs. This entire quilt is a study in intersecting color and value gradations. The wavy lines radiating from the center form

transparencies where they cross the logarithmic spiral (a special kind of curve which often appears in nature). The fabrics used are all

from my Gradations collection for Benartex.

The spiral and background were pieced using my hybrid “applipiecing” method. The dots were appliqued. Directions for applipiecing

can be found in our Bryerpatch Studio Internet Store. The spiral fabrics are quilted in a small meander pattern with matching thread.

The radiating background segments are quilted in wavy lines that suggest algae in flowing water. The dots are unquilted. The binding

is a dark rainbow fabric from the Gradations collection for Benartex.

Exhibitions: • Bryerpatch Studio Gallery, Paducah, KY 2012-13

• 30 Quilts for 30 Years: Solo, traveling exhibition celebrating 30 years of making art quilts.

• International Quilt Market & Festival, 2013, Houston TX, October 25–November 3, 2013

• National Quilt Museum, Paducah KY, December 6, 2013 – March 11, 2014

• Bryerpatch Studio Gallery, Paducah KY March 15, 2014 – May 1, 2014

• Visions Art Museum, San Diego, CA, August 1, 2014 – September 21, 2014

• Wisconsin Quilt Museum, Cedarburg, WI, January 14- April 12, 2015

• LaConner Quilt Museum, LaConner WA – July 1–October 4, 2015

• Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA – October 14, - December 19, 2015

Publications: • Fine Quilting & Fiber Art Guide: Paducah Kentucky, 2013 Paducah Convention & Visitors Bureau, Paducah KY, p. 19

• Paducah Life: 2014: Jan/Feb. p. 9

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Spirogyra #5 • 30" x 30" • Copyright © 2012 Caryl Bryer Fallert • Bryerpatch Studio • www.bryerpatch.com

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Spirogyra #5 • 30" x 30" • Copyright © 2012 Caryl Bryer Fallert • Bryerpatch Studio • www.bryerpatch.com

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Installation at International Quilt Market & Festival, 2013, Houston, TX