Abstract Geometric Quilts by Lindsay Stead

Lindsay Stead received formal training in furniture and textile design. One of her professors introduced her to the Quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama, a group of women who have been quilting for over a century. With few resources, they were able to produce striking abstract designs. "Sticking mainly to solid colours, and using slightly altered versions of traditional quilt patterns, they made pieces that are truly works of art," Stead says. "Their completely changed my perception of what a quilt could be and I began working on some of my own." Stead based this piece off of a traditional log cabin motif but focused on a corner of the pattern and introduced different colors into the horizontal and vertical bands.