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My
third collection of prints designed exclusively for Benartex is called Luminosity.
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 mirrors. 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 these 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.
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| Cathedral Style 870 |
Tiffany Style 875 |
Shibori Style 871 |
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| Marble Style 872 |
Swirls Style 871 |
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