My Mother Taught Me to Sew

Name/Title

My Mother Taught Me to Sew

Entry/Object ID

2014.02.01

Made/Created

Artist

Faye Anderson

Date made

1988

Place

City

Denver

State/Province

Colorado

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

95 in

Width

82 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Artist Commentary

Label

"This quilt was begun as small blocks to take along for trips. Faye was inspired by a wool felt quilt made by Hannah Riddle of Woolwich, Maine in 1870. Faye's initials are embroidered in the lower right block and her mother’s initials- FKA for Florence Kelley Anderson- are embroidered in the lower left block."

Research Notes

Notes

Awards Won: First Place - Applique, Professional 1988

General Notes

Note

Named as one of "The 20th Century's 100 Best American Quilts"

Note

Nancy Ann Sobel Memorial

Note Type

Materials Used

Note

Cottons, seed beads, sequins

Note Type

Techniques Used

Note

Machine pieced, hand appliquéd, hand embroidered, hand quilted