Go Green, Save Green Triptych
Designed and quilted by Jackie Berry
Finished in January, 2018
30” width x 30” length
For a tool, I used this set of circles
I cut out circles different sizes and widths
I tried different positions of the circles.
..keeping in mind where I wanted my frogs.
I used a sharpie to make the final pattern
Then I auditioned fabrics
I wanted the fabrics to be the same hue.
I wanted less value so the viewer would hunt for things...
I made LOTS of changes throughout the process.
I started building the frogs...
I build my images on fabric or light stabilizer.
I now cut the fabric out PRIOR to making the motif.
Sample of a pattern...
First, I appliqued all images....
Quilting was a challenge.. I just decided on one area at a time......
before moving on to another area or circle...
until it began to fill in...
And then all finished....
This is the challenge piece 18” X 30”. I made TWO identical ones of this piece.
The single panel was designed to hang with the others to make the color wheel…shown here on tables.
The quilts were accepted as a special exhibition at each of the Mancuso shows.
Advertisement for one of the shows…..
I then added side panels to one to make it wider for the triptyck.
The quilting group I’m in challenged each other to make a quilt, using one color as the predominant color for that quilt. We used the color wheel to pick out the colors we needed to make a good display representing the color wheel. We put each color on a piece of paper, dropped them in a bowl, and drew slips to see what color we were to use. I drew green. The challenge was to come up with an idea based on our color. ANOTHER CHALLENGE WAS THAT THE DESIGN WAS TO HAVE CIRCLES OR ARCS AS A PROMINENT DESIGN.
I was really excited about this challenge, as I started brainstorming what I wanted to do. I had been wanting to do the little frogs that I had taken pictures of at the Nebraska zoo. They are so cute with their bright red eyes. So, I decided to go with that. Red is the complimentary color to green, so that would make them pop. I also found through the years that I love quilts with circles. So, I was really looking forward to designing this quilt.
I decided on the size I wanted the frogs to be and then drew patterns, making them decreasing in size, so I could make it look like some were further away from us, giving the illusion of depth. I tried sitting them on leaves but I couldn't find anything I liked, so I tried perching them on the circles. I liked that better and it gave the circles a reason to be there. I decided on some tropical leaves. I had purchased a circular template. I used it to cut out circles from a manila folder so I could arrange them around the quilt until I got a look that I liked.
Once I had it all figured out, ironed down, it was time to appliqué and quilt. This took more time contemplating then it did to do the actual quilting. I started with the leaves. They were easy to figure out. Then I did the frogs and the circles. The background was difficult. I decided on a spiral look in some of the circles and wanted some of the quilting to be circles like the images.
Shows
"Go Green Save Green Triptych", juried into the special exhibit, Save the Planet! 2024, for the 50th Anniversary of the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas, Oct.31-Nov.3, 2024.
"Go Green Save Green Triptych", juried into The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show, Madison Wisconsin, Sept.8-10, 2022.
"Go Green Save Green Triptych", juried into SAQA Virtual Gallery "Impressions of Oceania From Around the World." March 1 - May 1 2021 at:
https://www.saqa.com/art/online-galleries/impressions-oceania-around-world-saqa-virtual-gallery
"Go Green, Save Green Triptych", juried into AQS, Grand Rapids, MI Aug. 21-24, 2019
"Go Green, Save Green Triptych", juried into AQS, Lancaster, PA Mar. 27 -30, 2019
"Go Green, Save Green Triptych", juried into AQS, Daytona, FL Feb.27 - Mar.2, 2019
"Go Green, Save Green Triptych", juried into AQS, Virginia Beach, VA Oct.3-6, 2018
"Go Green, Save Green Triptych", juried into AQS, Paducah, KY, Sept. 12-14, 2018
Single Panel Shows
The single panel went with the other nine 18 X 30 quilts of the different colors of the color wheel. The Houston show had a category for one of that size, so I submitted it to the show and got accepted.
"Go Green, Save Green", juried into IQA, Houston, TX, Oct.31 - Nov.3, 2019
"Go Green, Save Green", Special Exhibition "Color Challenge" Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza Oaks, Pennsylvania Sept. 13-16, 2018
"Go Green, Save Green", Special Exhibition "Color Challenge" World Quilt New England Manchester, New Hampshire Aug.16-19, 2018
"Go Green, Save Green", Special Exhibition "Color Challenge" Quilt and Sewing Fest of New Jersey, Edison, New Jersey April 26 - 29, 2018
"Go Green, Save Green", Special Exhibition "Color Challenge" Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival Hampton, VA., Feb. 22-25, 2018