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Roberta
Roberta
Books:1; E-books:0 - This quilt was made for an exhibit by quilters who work in libraries. The theme was simply "books". I wanted to do a pictorial quilt which would show antique books, and showcase a piece of gorgeous handmade marbled fabric (sorry, don't know who dyed it). I worked long and hard and made many versions of a somewhat elaborate still life with books and hated every version more and more. Suddenly, after many days of working, I simplified the idea and ended up with a quilt I was very happy with. The books are a single fabric, tucked and stuffed. The background of the quilt is quilted in a 1/4" crosshatch design. After quilting, the book section was stitched onto the quilt.

Added: Dec 11, 2008

 

Owned By Roberta
Name of Maker Roberta
Name of Quilter Roberta
Year Made 2008
Year Made is: Certain
Located in City Evanston
Located in State IL
Located in Country US
Condition of Quilt Mint
Design Source Totally Original Design
Design Source - Description This quilt was made for an exhibit by quilters who work in libraries. The theme was simply "books". I wanted to do a pictorial quilt which would show antique books, and showcase a piece of gorgeous handmade marbled fabric (sorry, don't know who dyed it). I worked long and hard and made many versions of a somewhat elaborate still life with books and hated every version more and more. Suddenly, after many days of working, I simplified the idea and ended up with a quilt I was very happy with. The books are a single fabric, tucked and stuffed. The background of the quilt is quilted in a 1/4" crosshatch design. After quilting, the book section was stitched onto the quilt.
Genre Art Quilt
Quilt Type Wall Quilt
Quilt Width 20
Quilt Height 17
Measurement In: Inches
Fabric Used 100% Commercial Cotton, 100% Cotton Hand-dyed/Hand Painted
Construction Technique other
Construction Technique - Other Desc. stuffing (not trapunto)
Piecing By Machine
Applique by None
Types of Quilting Machine Quilted, Quilted on domestic machine
Embellishments None

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