The Gatsby Decade

Name/Title

The Gatsby Decade

Made/Created

Artist

Patricia Hobbs

Place

City

Macomb

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States

Continent

North America

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I wanted to include the events during the Roaring Twenties: Spirit of St. Louis Airplane, a jazz band, Cadillac, a flapper smoking, and a passenger ocean liner. The Pillars quilt block would be the background with the search light that was often used to announce a new film opening. The colors used were that of the blues/jazz bands and yellows of that golden era. The pillars and floating ribbon of sheet music unifies the design.

General Notes

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Techniques Used

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I used machine and hand applique pieces and some fabric paint and oil pastels. Glass beads and star sequins were added. The music notes were machine quilted into the background along with other machine quilting.

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Materials Used

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Cotton cloth and thread were used and wool batting.