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Old 02-03-2009, 02:16 AM
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My (Dutch) other half has just introduced me to the work of the Dutch artist Escher - link http://www.mcescher.nl/ - because he thought it was good inspiration for a quilt (bless him - Sooooo supportive and encouraging!). I am really intrigued by the idea of making the positve/negative images in fabric and it must be possible?!

Any ideas or advice how to go about it gratefully received!

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Old 02-03-2009, 07:27 AM
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Here is a link that has a little about tessellating designs, you can google it and it brings up quite a bit.



http://www.planetpatchwork.com/tesselat.htm
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Old 02-03-2009, 07:33 AM
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That sounds very intriging.... Hmm, I'll have to do some searching. I"ll let you know if I find anything.
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Old 02-03-2009, 07:33 AM
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Wow that's great thanks - didn't realise it had already been done! My OH thought he'd had an original idea!

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              that didn't work either
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              k3n, here's a site where you can design yout own tessellations. http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/tess/tess.htm There are many fascinating things, not to mention great design possibilities, there, so have fun exploring the entire site. Here's the site index http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/tess/index.htm

              And here's another to explore http://www.tessellations.org/tess-site-map.htm
              and another http://library.thinkquest.org/16661/index2.html
              and one more http://www.zianet.com/breynold/tessel/tessel.html
              Needless to say, I use tessellations often in my quilts and love to play with them. :oops: Have fun!!
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              Originally Posted by k3n
              My (Dutch) other half has just introduced me to the work of the Dutch artist Escher - link http://www.mcescher.nl/ - because he thought it was good inspiration for a quilt (bless him - Sooooo supportive and encouraging!). I am really intrigued by the idea of making the positve/negative images in fabric and it must be possible?!

              Any ideas or advice how to go about it gratefully received!

              Cheers all,
              K3n x
              His work is amazing!!!! I seen so many quilt ideas from browsing through his website :D Your hubby is awesome for thinking about you and your quilting and being so supportive :D :D :D
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              Jinny Beyer has a book about tessalations.
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