Design Challenges

Test your knowledge with these projects

Parameters:

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Daily Life Easy

A quilt made for one person by another depicting their life can create a deep connection

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Diversity Medium

Quilts often express abstract concepts. This quilt for example is a clear example of diversity, from the fabrics to the garb of the people.

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Obama's Election Hard

Quilts can also be political. Obama's election was a big deal for people around the world, and this quilt commemorates it.

Loops:

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Twisted Star Easy

The twisted star is a recent design by south western native americans. Make a twisted star quilt cover the screen by using loops to move the pattern around the stage.

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Tulip Star Medium

Almira Jackson's Tulip Star quilt is a refreshing take on the beloved star quilt pattern from south western native americans.

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Radical Rose Hard

Adding a black circle to the center of a traditional rose pattern was meant to embed abolition into every fabric of life.

Functions:

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Night Time Easy

Clemence Gardipee wanted to break free of the morning star design, and so created something she saw as embodying the night.

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Little Stars Medium

Using bits of what others might call waste cloth, Rosaline Long Knife created another take on the south western star pattern.

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Many Circles Hard

The twisted star is a recent design by south western native americans. Make a twisted star quilt cover the screen by using loops to move the pattern around the stage.

Variables:

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Ntonso Patchwork Easy

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Pine Cone Medium

Southern African Quilters translated the 3D pine cone into a 2D version with incredible and cool looking results.

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Star Hard

The Morning Star pattern in native american quilts is ubiquitous and meaningful, this is the traditional design.

Conditionals:

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Gees Bend Easy

Gees Bend quilts can often be seen as switching back and forth between things. Let's use conditionals to give our script the ability to switch and make decissions.

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West African Cloth Medium

The designs from Gees Bend often mirrors kente cloth patterns like this one.

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Gees Bend Boxes Hard

An iteration of the gees bend design is rotating the strips into a scaling box pattern.