Some of us even got a mini tour of the exhibit by the artist himself.
The 50 quilts were all designed by Luke with the following formula in mind:
They all had to be constructed of re-purposed fabric with a red "center" for each of the log cabin blocks and with the rest of the block consisting of light and dark fabrics. The backs of the quilts were re-purposed sheets improvisationally pieced together. The rules for quilting the layers together were that all light fabric on the quilt top was quilted in vertical lines with light colored thread and the dark fabric was quilted in horizontal lines using dark thread.
You were pulled into the exhibit as you walked through the spiral of quilts. The variations of the log cabin pattern were innovative and unique. These definitely were not your grandmother's log cabin quilts. However, with a little effort, you could always find the foundation of the traditional log cabin block.
Not to pick favorites or anything, but I came back to this one over and over.
It took Luke and his team of quilters 4 years to create the exhibit. I'm sure they each brought their individual talents to the endeavor and that they are all proud of the part they played in helping Luke bring his vision alive.
