Fashionable Ladies of the '20s

Art

The National Quilt Museum

Name/Title

Fashionable Ladies of the '20s

Entry/Object ID

2010.06.01

Made/Created

Artist Information

Valeta Hensley

Bill Fullerton

Date made

2009

Place

City

Flemington

State/Province

Missouri

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

62 in

Width

60 in

Interpretative Labels

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Artist Commentary

Label

“Inspiration for this quilt came from my love of 1920s fashions, challenging myself to use needleturn appliqué to make faces that look life-like, and a fondness for triptych designs.”

Research Notes

Notes

Awards Won: Moda Best Wall Quilt 2010

General Notes

Note Type

Materials Used

Note

Cottons, tapestry fabric; silk thread, cotton thread, machine embroidery thread, embroidery floss, polyester batt

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Techniques Used

Note

Hand appliquéd, hand assembled, machine quilted; longarm machine quilted