Undulations by KAREN HAMPTON

ART QUILT TITLED: Undulations CREATED; 2005 SIZE: 43” x 43 1/2” Artist’s Statement The original design was machine pieced with hand-dyed cotton fabrics using the hand-dyed-potato dextrin resist circle print fabric as the focal point.  The rings were layered with additional batting for raised trapunto droplets.  Machine quilting surrounding the droplets completes the ripple effect for many undulations. Materials Resist-dyed cotton and hand-dyed cottons. Machine quilted with silk thread. Hobbs Heirloom fusible cotton batting. Awards International Quilt Association, Houston, TX 1st Place Award in Art Abstract, Small, 2007