The Wallpapers: Large-scale florals, birds and chinoiserie wallcoverings are set on the diagonal in this dramatic quilt. The disparate motifs are unified with a neutral sashing and metallic squares. 1. Aladin, Élitis 2. Amato, Thibaut 3. Asian Scenic, Thibaut 4. Birds Sinfonia Source, Christian Lacroix by Designers Guild 5. Geode, Innovations 6. Honshu, Thibaut 7. Ascot Floral Print, Scalamandré.The Quilt Pattern: “Diamonds With Sashing is a really straightforward quilt. I tilted the block on the diagonal to create a diamond formation instead of a square. The sashing border goes around the block. The large-scale prints of these dramatic wallpapers necessitated a larger format.”
The Wallpapers: Geometric prints in bright teals, aqua and hot pink are combined with metallics for a Pop-art design within a design. 1. Rope, Clay McLaurin Studio 2. Rayo, Scion 3. Bavero, Harlequin 4. Ilse, Sandberg 5. Dufrene, Designers Guild 6. Martello, Thibaut 7. Agata, Clarke & Clarke 8. Chareau, Designers Guild.The Quilt Pattern: “Piece Triangles started with using a lot of the geometric prints that I felt spoke to each other. The other driving factor on this one was grouping the aquas and teals together. I specifically used the really hot pink metallic one as a random odd ball, so there places where the hot pink metallic functions as a dark and sometimes as a light—it was meant to move your eye across the piece.”
The Wallpapers: Triangles radiate out from a center diamond, incorporating bold colors, layers of pattern and the “accidental mistakes” so common in quilting. 1. Proxmire, Kravet 2. Fleur, Weitzner 3. Intarsiato, Dedar 4. Nuevo, Scion.The Quilt Pattern: “The medallion construction of the Sawtooth Diamond begins with a center square and you build out layers around it. There are all these triangles radiating out, creating the sawtooth design. Frequently quilt patterns were named after things found on the farm: Log cabin, fence rail, sawtooth.”
The Wallpapers: Composed of contrasting light and dark hues, pastel pinks and purples are highlighted with the addition of blue and copper in directional “rails.” 1. Ursa, Jane Churchill 2. Wisteria, Farrow & Ball 3. Primavera, Scalamandré 4. Pavone, Clarke & Clarke 5. Revivals, Élitis 6. Norrebro, S. Harris 7. Flamingos, Cole & Son 8. Stine, Sandberg.The Quilt Pattern: “Fence Rail is a really, really simple pattern, and an old one. It involves a triple bar within a block and you just change the direction of the blocks to create the rails. The thing here was using all the pinks that we had and integrated the really lovely dark blue.”
The Wallpapers: The natural world inspired the design of this horizontal-bar design in iridescent shades of pink, purple and gray. 1. Rope, Clay McLaurin Studio 2. Geode, Innovations 3. Mottisfont, Madeaux by Richard Smith 4. Lo, Sandberg 5. Coup De Vent Cuivre Source, Christian Lacroix for Designers Guild 6. Papilio, Clarke & Clarke 7. Aviary, Madeaux by Richard Smith 8. Treasure Flower, Colefax & Fowler 9. Jaipur, Peter Fasano.The Quilt Pattern: “Amish Bar quilts are famous for their basic bar construction. Here, the size of the patterns determined the size of the bars.”
The Wallpapers: A classically simple design of nine-patch squares is fashioned in a traditional color palette of colonial blues, ochres, golds and reds. 1. Plumis, Clarke & Clarke 2. Roma, Colefax & Fowler 3. Rattan, Clay McLaurin Studio 4. Flower Quince, Clarence House 5. Wisteria, Farrow & Ball 6. Ginto, Jane Churchill 7. Carlotta, Thibaut 8. Shiva, Cowtan & Tout 9. Revivals, Élitis 10. Malin, Sandberg 11. Jardine De Chine, Scalamandré 12. Pajaro, Scion. 13. Moqui, Scion.The Quilt Pattern: “Traditional Nine Patch is one of the more traditional quilt patterns that you see out there. It is made up of nine patch squares, within a nine patch. I did this one in a more traditional color palette of Colonial blues, ochres, gold and reds.”
The Wallpapers: A well-known quilt pattern, the dominant square in a log cabin quilt represents the door or hearth of the home. Here, the yellow centerpiece is the foundation, surrounded by building blocks of muted grays in subdued motifs. 1. Joel, Sandberg 2. Peri Peri, S. Harris 3. Tappetto, Thibaut 4. Cow Parsley, Cole & Son 5. Flirt aquatique, Élitis 6. Honesty, Clarke & Clarke 7. Forma, Scion.The Quilt Pattern: “Traditional Log Cabin is not one of the oldest, but one of the best-known quilt patterns. It begins with a center square and builds out the way an actually log cabin house would—think about Lincoln logs and how they stack, two here, two there. You make the block and then you can twist and turn it in a million different ways and you get all these different patterns. It is one of the most versatile quilt patterns.”
Referencing the beauty, tradition and workmanship of American quilt design, textile artist Richard Killeaney created a series of quilts comprised of more than 50 fashion-forward wallpapers rich in color, pattern and creativity. In an exclusive behind-the-scenes interview with the artist, we learned how he began quilting, what design philosophy he lives by, and more.