Bilious Spots in Space quilt by Ann Stamm Merrell; from Living Outside the Lines

Ann's Comments: "When I first started quiltmaking, there were some fabrics I wouldn't buy because they were so 'ugly' (and I had no idea how to use them.)

After a good deal of study, I'm learning to understand and manipulate color, and find that I really like these bilious yellows, grayed violets, and any number of other lurid prints.

What fun it is to explore the uses of these formerly 'ugly' fabrics and make them work for me."

Ann's later comments:

"This quilt is the result of Diana Leone's color class at the Quilting Bee in Los Altos, CA.

I made the center section medium value grayed colors,

the border dark shades, and the spots bilious.

The center section includes some of my father-in-law's old ties and some pieces of fabric from one of my brother-in-law Doug's chair cushions."

Additional comments:

The aptly descriptive term 'bilious green' was coined while Ann was at Point Bonita in 1992 (no doubt with help from some of the medically-inclined members of the group); it became a mainstay in many of Ann's later quilts. She even gave it the distinction of being "the new neutral" long before it became generally popular in the latter 1990's.

Shows: Pacific International Quilt Festival (1992) Olive Hyde Gallery (Fremont, CA): 25th Annual Textile Exhibit (1993)		Bilious Spots in Space 1992 / 48w x 48h
		Materials and techniques: Cotton, silk, rayon, hand painted fabrics. Raw edge appliqué, random pieced central squares, traditional log cabin outside squares, asymmetric border. Machine piecing and quilting.

		Ann's Comments: "When I first started quiltmaking, there were some fabrics I wouldn't buy because they were so 'ugly' (and I had no idea how to use them.) After a good deal of study, I'm learning to understand and manipulate color, and find that I really like these bilious yellows, grayed violets, and any number of other lurid prints. What fun it is to explore the uses of these formerly 'ugly' fabrics and make them work for me." Ann's later comments: "This quilt is the result of Diana Leone's color class at the Quilting Bee in Los Altos, CA. I made the center section medium value grayed colors, the border dark shades, and the spots bilious. The center section includes some of my father-in-law's old ties and some pieces of fabric from one of my brother-in-law Doug's chair cushions." *Additional comments:* The aptly descriptive term 'bilious green' was coined while Ann was at Point Bonita in 1992 (no doubt with help from some of the medically-inclined members of the group); it became a mainstay in many of Ann's later quilts. She even gave it the distinction of being "the new neutral" long before it became generally popular in the latter 1990's.
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