"Light Comes from Inside" by Beatrice Lanter

While this quilt seems to shimmer and glow, we were struck by the size of the log cabin blocks used to create the illusion. They were some of the smallest blocks we've ever seen and this was NOT a miniature quilt. Each block is about the size of a quarter.

Light Comes from Inside by Beatrice Lanter of Aeugst am Albis, Switzerland, was created in 2004. It was exhibited at QuiltCon 2018 as part of SAQA Presents: Modern Inspirations -- Art Quilts from the 1970s Through Today.

Beatrice writes, "Colors and structures are important to me. I like "painting" with small pieces of fabric--simple forms like squares, stripes, or log cabin blocks. There are always pieces left over which inspire me to start new creations, so there is no end! The parts don't have to match exactly, but somehow they grow together, the whole remaining a playful game."

The quilt is on loan courtesy of the Marbaum Collection, Gift of Hilary and Marvin Fletcher, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles.

Materials: Cotton, linen

Techniques: Machine pieced

43" x 43"