Cathedral
Tiffany
Marble
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Paula Nadelstern
Shibori
Swirls
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Quilter, artist, author, teacher...Paula Nadelstern’s award-winning quilts have been featured in books,
magazines, galleries and museums. No wonder her name appeared as one of the most influential quilters
of the last century! Paula’s art involves light and movement and the interesting things that happen when
patterns are mirror-imaged.
She writes:
There are two kinds of surprises: the meticulously planned kind and the happy coincidence. Making
kaleidoscope quilts allows me to synthesize elements of both, to merge control and spontaneity to spark
something unexpected. There is an air of abracadabra as the last seam is stitched: because the whole is
truly greater than the sum of its parts. Often effects more wonderful than I imagined occur, making me
both the one who makes the magic and the one who is surprised.
Kaleidoscopes rely on the reflection of light rays from the mirrors. When you look into one end, your
eye intercepts light that entered the opposite end and is then reflected one or more times from the mir
rors. Choosing fabrics that evoke a sense of shading and transparency creates the translucent nature of a
scope's interior on a quilt's flat surface.
All of the Luminosity fabrics are rendered for function and personality in order to evoke the glassy, crystalline
quality of a kaleidoscope. CATHEDRAL (#870), TIFFANY (#875), and MARBLE (#872) are bilaterally symmetrical
fabrics. The first two patterns have many obvious lines of symmetry, while MARBLE has two different
lines running parallel to the selvedge, where the pattern on one side of the line is the mirror image of the pattern
on the other side of the line. Each of these lines is repeated twice selvedge to selvedge. SHIBORI ((#871)
is a directional pattern with noteworthy shading making it a brilliant choice for lattice or anywhere you need
to create visual pathways that instill an element of motion.
SWIRLS (#874) is an allover pattern. Kaleidoscopically speaking, it's intended to have the kind of forgiving
temperament that will make it perfect for strip piecing. Colorwise, it should be an easy fabric to blend with
adjacent prima donnas. And, of course, like its more high maintenance buddies, it's crammed with an eye
catching abundance of shades in order to fulfill its mission as a source of luminosity.
In addition to kaleidoscope quilts, “Luminosity” will be perfect for unique samplers and interesting applique
projects. Be creative!
www.paulanadelstern.com
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