Anne Sullivan, Katie Farris, Maria Elena Margarella, Zehua Chen You can read more about this work in the Electronic Literature Organization conference program found here. Further down this page are some examples of existing poems that we turned into quilt design, and in some cases created the quilted artifact. But […]
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BeadED Adventures introduces the tangible aspect of tabletop games into a video game. BeadED Adventures is an interactive narrative where players solve STEM-based puzzles and make choices affecting the narrative plot by creating a tangible learning artifact: a string of beads that can be worn as a bracelet or used […]
Celestial Harmony is a game in which the player is trying to heal dying planets through song. The game uses a regular midi keyboard as a controller that players use to attempt to puzzle out the proper chords and melodies to bring the biomes back to life. This is an […]
Reflections was made to invoke reflected light on turbulent water and light growing from darkness. 2017 was a turbulent year and this quilt is my self-reflection on many of the things that have happened. 35″ x 35″ November 2017
Loominary is a game created in collaboration with Josh McCoy, Sarah Hendricks, and Brittany Williams. Loominary is a game in which the player creates a tangible narrative artifact through the process of play. The game is a Twine game, which looks similar to a Choose Your Own Adventure style game. In […]
Addie’s Patchwork Playground is a grant-funded game being created in collaboration with Christopher Totten at American University. The game is part of a series of games that each study an artist or artists and assets are created in the same style using the same method as the featured artist(s). Addie’s Patchwork Playground looks […]
Project Perdido (working title) is a visual novel style game made in collaboration with Josh Mccoy and Mike Treanor at American University, and ETS. The game uses Ensemble for deep social simulation and WebStory for the visual novel engine. The project aims to assess cross-cultural competency in the players interacting with the system. Publications Mike Treanor, Joshua […]
This quilt is the March 2016 Quilt of the Month for the Modern Quilt Guild. The design is based on a Quilt Design of the Day (QDAD). The inspiration came from city streets after a rain, where the lights of cars and lamps reflect along the puddles of water. The […]
Sonder is an early stage project in collaboration with Josh McCoy and Mike Treanor at American University. As role-playing game (RPG) fans, we are interested in creating an RPG in which the social interactions make a difference in the world. To do this, we are leveraging the work we have done on […]
A Christmas present for a truly inspirational friend. Her motto for 2016 is Dream It & Do It. She is inspired by the ocean, and the colors were chosen based on that. Letters created using the paper-piecing pattern by From Blank Pages. Dimensions: ~17″ x 18″
Christmas gift potholders. These were created for a friend who asked for something “Space Age retro”. The blocks are improv, and the black designs are thread sketched. Dimensions: Each potholder is ~7″x7″.
I created this for a Christmas mug rug swap with my local quilt guild. I had a specific idea in mind but couldn’t find a pattern that I liked, so I made my own. Dimensions: 6″ x 7.5″ Pattern Peppermint Bark paper-piecing pattern [pdf]
This design was based on a pattern I created in the Quilt Design A Day (QDAD) group. As a child, the first thing I would do when I’d receive a new box of crayons is meticulously color sort them. As I grew up I became fascinated with color wheels of […]
This Quilt Design A Day (QDAD) pattern was inspired by misty mountains at sunrise. The design plays with value and form, creating balance from the color placement while also playing with the intersection of foreground and background. Quilted by The Quilted Lemon.
As an introvert, I was surprised to find how much I enjoyed by being part of the quilting community. This quilt is my ode to that community. Although we have our differences, we come together to create spaces of belonging and caring. And through our creations, we transcend our differences […]
A good friend of mine lost her sweet German Shorthaired Pointer dog. I couldn’t find a pattern for that particular breed of dog, so I created a paper-piecing pattern and matched the coloration of her pup. All the fabrics are dotted prints of some kind to pay homage to her […]
This mini-mini quilt was created for a friend who had helped me through a rough time. Originally I did not have thread sketching in mind, but once I thought about adding the lamp post, it had to be done. 4.75″ x 4.75″ (quarter for scale)
Phoenix was created as part of the Quilt Design A Day group. At the time I was intimidated by both designing and piecing with curves. I spent a month creating a curve design every day, and this was one of my favorites. After the month was over I was comfortable […]
Quilt made for a friend about to start chemotherapy. Made with Karen Foster, Merydith Fox, and Gillian Smith. Design by Equal. 48″ x 72″
Added some much-needed interactivity! You can now specify a color to build the palette around, change the amount each color shows up in the design, and save the design to your hard drive. One more thing to add and then I can move on to having it generate piecing instructions. […]
Details Dimensions: 60″ x 72″ Design: QDAD by me – 21 Mar 14 Fabric: Oakshott centers, random low volume outers, Kona white sashing Binding: Scribble Notes in Charcoal by Carolyn Friedland (+ Oakshott blip) Backing: Crosshatch in Grey (108″) by Carolyn Friedlander Pain levels from cutting into precious Oakshotts: 8 out […]
Details: Finished size: 27″ x 27″ Design: Minecraft and its graphics are copyright by Microsoft. Fabrics used: Kona Cotton solids, Michael Miller Cotton Couture, Kaffe Fasset shot cotton Back: Echino linen, Kona Cotton in Chinese Red Number of times I accidentally zipped the zipper head thingie off the zipper: 4 […]
Anya is an artificially intelligent designer, creating quilt designs based around the aesthetic of some of my later QDAD designs. Anya uses generated palettes from Color Play. Anya is still under development, but can be played with here.
Radiant Orchid Weave Dimensions: 50″-ish x 50″-ish Design: Inspired by the Woven Chevron block by Alyssa @ Pile O’ Fabric Fabrics: Violet Shot Cotton by Kaffe Fasset, random stuff from stash, Kona Snow background Backing: Crosshatch in Grey (extra-wide) by Carolyn Friedlander Binding: Multi-Stripe in Raspberry by Kaffe Fasset Excitement […]