EXOGENESIS BY RICKI SELVA

EXOGENESIS

DESIGNED BY: RICKI SELVA, GIG HARBOR, WA FINISHED SIZE: 36” X 36” FABRIC: HEARTSCAPES & POURED COLOR 2 BY PAULA NADELSTERN

FABRIC LIST: 2½ yards Heartscapes Panel Blue/Multi (13142-55) ½ yard Medley Red/Multi (13143-10) 1 yard Medley Blue/Multi (13143-55) 1 yard Secret Garden Red/Multi (13144-10) 1 yard Curlique Red/Multi (13146-10) BACKING: 1½ yards Whirlwind Royal (13147-55)

TIPS/RICKI COMMENTS: I used a window template and pinned a patch to the edge of the window so I could audition for the next patch. When two edges came together in beautiful harmony, I marked the window’s edges with a chalk marker. Then I proceeded to map out a sufficient number of identical patches before I cut into the fabric. The title is a contemplation of life-force expanding across the universe. (Curiously, this piece took on a life of its own as I began designing it.) The circle on the illustration is only a reference to help Ricki choose edges that had the right arc, so that when placed together they made a big circle. There is ONLY straight-line piecing of squares and triangles in this quilt. There are four solid black diamonds cut from the spaces between kaleidoscopes on the Heartscapes Panel. Each has patterning that connects it to the whole. Ricki’s best discovery was finding this patch that connected the center and edge. Ricki needed four of them and this was a very rare motif!

RICKI SAYS: This quilt was so fun to make. It was a constant treasurehunt-puzzle!