Jimmy McBride is a quilting artist from Brooklyn.
He creates large-scale quilted pieces inspired by Hubble telescope imagery. They are phenomenal.
His work reflects the experience of an intergalactic haulier, producing quilts as he travels the cosmos: “I travel back and forth from rock to rock carrying those two all important gems- salt and vinegar. There’s a lot of time to kill up here so I downloaded a grandma program and she’s been teaching me how to quilt. There’s no “log cabins” or “poinsettias” around so I just stare out the window until something catches my eye.“
These quilts blow me away. They’re the kind of quilts that people need to know about; quilts that can inspire new crafters who may not engage with more traditional versions.
Jimmy’s blog does a great job of explaining his creative process – I read it and feel like I want to plan some outrageous quilting adventure for myself. There is no denying the tremendous amount of work that goes into each quilt, and it is amazing to see how he has interpreted these cosmic images into quilted form. It is very exciting work.
Jimmy’s site shows you all his terrific creations, his blog explores his creative process and you can buy his masterpieces from his etsy store.
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18 February 2010 at 11:11 am
Wow! These quilts make me feel totally over excited! bouncing up and down! Deep space images! In cloth!!
Driving me to total overuse of exclamation marks!!!
aaaaaarrrrgggghhhhh!
18 February 2010 at 11:20 am
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful! My fingers are itching – I may have to tidy up my room and get stitching…
18 February 2010 at 1:16 pm
How freaking long does it take to do a piece like that. Wow. They are amazing!
18 February 2010 at 2:49 pm
Oh, yes, yes yes–quilting is not just a gramma craft anymore–wonderful
18 February 2010 at 4:58 pm
BEE-U-Ti-Ful!
18 February 2010 at 4:59 pm
Quilting and astronomy – who’d have thought?! Actually, I just found a connection between my stitched hanging heart Valentines gift and astrophysics in my latest blog post, so maybe this is where stitching is (boldly) going . . .
19 February 2010 at 1:59 am
Too cool! I love the contrast of the quilting with the Hubble images, definitely not grandma’s quilts!
19 February 2010 at 3:23 am
Dood! Love this guy and his patterns are amazing!