"White Bubbles" by Irina Timofeeva won the People’s Choice award at QuiltCon 2024.

Artist Statement: "We are surrounded by illusions every day. This work is an illusion as well. You see blue triangles but in fact, they are just circles. This quilt made with traditional patchwork techniques does not look traditional at all. I was inspired by Varvara Stepanova, a Russian textile artist, who created constructivist textile patterns over a hundred years ago that look modern even today."

Quilted By: Natalia Moskaleva

Techniques Used: Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted on a Frame (Longarm). Foundation Paper Piecing

Materials Used: Top - Kona Cotton by Robert Kaufman; Back - Cotton Wilmington

Design Source: Inspired by Varvara Stepanova's 1924 Fabric Pattern; Designed in EQ8 Program

(Main Quilt Photo by Andrei Kirsanov; Second Main Quilt Photo, QuiltCon Floor, Sign Photos from The Modern Quilt Guild's Instagram, @themqg, Detail Photo from Irina's Instagram, @irinatimofeeva_quilt)

PLEASE NOTE: The sign from QuiltCon 2024 has the title of the quilt misspelled as "White Babbles", the correct title is "White Bubbles"