The Radial Quilt is the result of experimentation – I didn’t even really intend the quilt to be round.

I started by arranging my strips in a gradient, and creating a long sheet of striped fabric. I then used some simple geometry to cut even wedge shapes throughout, alternating the tilt of every cut. I turned alternating edges inward, and ended up with fabric optical illusion – a pulsing portal. The pattern has patterns within itself, rings of color rising out of the larger image.

I love that this quilt is both easy to make and highly visually impactful. It’s a sort of reminder that I don’t always have to make things hard for myself, I don’t always have to “suffer for my art.” Sometimes, getting loose and playing can have better results than hours of meticulous cutting and sewing. Sometimes.