k3n

I was recently alerted this lady's work http://www.roserushbrooke.com/lydia-...uction-01.html by a good friend of mine and have been googling around looking at fractal imagery. The idea of creating a fractal quilt has really captured my imagination. I was wondering if anyone had made one, thought about making one, seen one or had any other thoughts on the subject. 8-) :-D

Here's what Google images came up with http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fra...=com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7ACAW_en&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=MMLgTd3HL5CZhQe5nsG7Bg&ved=0CDIQsAQ&biw=1916&bih=877 cool eh?! 8-) 8-) 8-)

And check out Rose Rushbrooke's Gallery http://www.roserushbrooke.com/fractal-art-quilts-1.html

k3n

Here's a link I found that had been posted by ghostrider when this topic was discussed on here a coupkle of years ago http://www.enchgallery.com/fractals/fracthumbs.htm

Have a look and see what you think - this topic has had 48 views but so far no comments. :?

SueDor

I don't know if I like them!

k3n

:lol: Thanks for posting! :-D

yetta

wow, I have looked at a few sites for fractial quilts, and they look amazing, I would like to try one but, would need a quilt buddy to help me, The idea of completing one seems great, doing the actual work would require patiance and maybe a skill level I do not have, I like the idea of making one, but would really need a lot of dierection....I might buy a book and look at the pictures for a long time before I got the courage totry one.....they are amazing..

k3n

I think the approach is to come up with the design and then worry about the construction - wing it so to speak!

feline fanatic

Yes, I have thought about it but not making an actual fractal quilt, instead using the repetitive fractal designs found in nature as quilting motifs. I had posted about fractals and quilting a couple of years ago after an episode of the science show Nova did a whole episode on fractals. What is so mind blowing is that they appear everywhere in nature.

k3n

That's what I loved about them - the beauty of a mathematical pattern found in nature - I had a look at some freeware programs but I'll have to wait for DH to have the time to help me work them!

k3n

...and it was you originally posted that link, sorry for the mistake! Ghostrider posted a link to your original post. :-D

feline fanatic

You know, in looking at your avatar quilt, in essence it is a fractal quilt.