BibTex
@inproceedings{Li:2019:10.20380/GI2019.13,
author = {Li, Yifei and Breen, David E. and McCann, James and Hodgins, Jessica},
title = {Algorithmic Quilting Pattern Generation for Pieced Quilts},
booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2019},
series = {GI 2019},
year = {2019},
issn = {0713-5424},
isbn = {978-0-9947868-4-5},
location = {Kingston, Ontario},
numpages = {9},
doi = {10.20380/GI2019.13},
publisher = {Canadian Information Processing Society},
}
Abstract
Free-motion quilting patterns are functional and decorative patterns sewn on pieced quilts using a single-line continuous stitch path for each region of the quilt. Seven families of quilting patterns are commonly used by quilters [3]. We present an approach for computationally generating three of these families. The user can control the design for each family based on a set of parameters, including the density and general layout of the pattern as well as the decorative elements. Our algorithm starts by sampling a point set in a designated region, generates a skeleton path over that set, then inserts decorative elements along the skeleton. We provide digital and quilted examples for each type of pattern.