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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Sep 19

Thank you, Ben! ♥️

Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Sep 19

All the quilts on display in France at Carrefour European Quilt Show. Here until 21-Sept.
#genartclub

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Sep 18

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#genart

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Sep 18

5, 4, 3, 2…

#genart

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Sep 18

9, 8, 7, 6…

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Sep 18

My quilt series - Generative Threads - integrates algorithmic code with quilting to examine identity’s cyclical evolution. Through shifting colour and geometric pattern, the work reflects states of visibility, erasure and personal expansion.
#genart 13 years of quilting + code. 🖤
13, 12, 11, 10…

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Aug 19

I now have some on-demand video courses available! One-time payment (no membership required) to add to your quilty skills.
• Intro to English Paper Piecing
• Curves Are Fun (beginner class)
• Scrappy Star Block

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jul 31

Thanks Lynda ♥️

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jul 30

Generative Quilt top 4 of 13. Four colours with a hint of the fifth colour that shows up in Quilt 5. Designed with Processing, sewn with luv. 🖤 #genart #genartclub #generativeart

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jul 30

Ooh! I love the colour palette you used so much. ♥️

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jul 30

So beautiful! 👏

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jul 22

👏👏 Yes!

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jul 20

100% 🔥

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jul 11

It takes Processing about 2 seconds to render this design and it takes me approximately FOREVER to sew it. This is 10/13 (but I’m not doing them in order so I have 7 more to go. 😭) #genart #generativeart

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jul 4

I only photograph quilts on the windiest days.
Generative Threads Quilt 13/13. Designed with 13 year old code and handmade with love. 🖤
Credit where credit is due: my Processing + Hype framework started as a collab w/ Joshua Davis. Forever grateful.
#generativeart #generativetextiles #genart

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jul 1

I use Processing to randomly generate designs that I then make into quilts.

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jun 26

Facing a quilt with gold fabric. On a scale of 1 - 10, How fun will it be to hand-stitch through the pigment? ☠️

Close-up of a quilt being sewn on a Juki machine. A strip of gold fabric overlaps pink, blue and black triangles.

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jun 24

Went to my doctor today to talk about 50yo lady stuff. I love that she asked if I’ve read ‘All Fours’ by Miranda July. Yep… 😭

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jun 24

I figured it was a contract issue. It’s so spread out and don’t even get me started on trying to find coffee nearby. 😵‍💫

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Jun 24

:\ My least favourite QC venue. Maybe they signed a multi-year contract?

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · May 23

I’ve quietly been working on 13 Quilts. All designed by original generative code I began using 13 years ago in collab with @praystation.
I’ve always loved that the computer is like, “Surprise! Here’s some crazy shit I came up with. Now figure out how to make it real.”

Exhibit in France this Fall.

Stack of papers with geometric designs, marked up in pen with lines and measurements to make into a real quilt.

Stack of three quilt tops made in cotton fabrics in black, grey, pink, aqua and acid yellow.

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · May 10

I have an electric rotary which is like a power tool to cut through multiple layers at once.

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Apr 25

Dang it! I missed this. 😢

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Apr 11

Japan is even dreamier than I could have imagined.

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Libs Elliott @libselliott.com · Apr 6

I finished the top of Quilt 13 for my Generative Threads project. Only twelve more to go. Used the original #Processing code from 2012 to render the series. #genart #generativetextiles

Photo of a quilt top made with a variety of triangle sizes in bright colours, gold and black fabrics.

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