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Shows:

  • Pacific International Quilt Festival II (1993)
  • Quilt Connection All-Stars/Great American Quilt Festival 4, NY (1993)
  • Sauder Village 21st Annual Quilt Fair (1997)
  • Vermont Quilt Festival (1999)
Fissures
1993 / 71w x 72h
 
Materials and technique: Cottons and blends, some silk-screened or dyed, upholstery fabric. Cotton flannel lining. Machine piecing and quilting, soft-edge appliqué, collage.
 
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Ann's Comments: (1993) "At first I thought it would be easy to make a quilt that had no restrictions and that was guaranteed to be accepted. Well, I did settle on using red and green, but got carried away designing in every possible combination and contrast of every possible red and green fabric. Eventually I got this urge somewhat under control, but it wasn't easy.

The green wedge-shaped pieces were originally supposed to be sewn together into a square, but I happened to pin them up with space in between and they looked pretty good that way.
 
People have seen different things in this quilt ­ the Oakland fire, the Loma Prieta earthquake, e.g. ­ but I made it as an abstract design."

 
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