New York Beauty

Name/Title

New York Beauty

Entry/Object ID

1997.06.44

Made/Created

Artist

Martha B. Skelton

Date made

1986

Place

City

Vicksburg

State/Province

Mississippi

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

90 in

Width

77 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Artist Commentary

Label

"I make only functional pieces. My quilts are made to be used, loved, enjoyed, shared, washed, and yes, wear out. While I was in Mobile, Alabama helping document old quilts, I saw many variations of this wonderful old design. I am home knowing that I had to make the pattern. I wanted my New York Beauty to be oblong, not square, so the circles would be more complete and set on the diagonal. After trying several patterns, I drafted the one I used in order to get the right proportions. I had been saving the red fabric for seven years, for just the right quilt."

Research Notes

Notes

Awards Won: First Place Traditional Pieced, Professional 1987

General Notes

Note Type

Materials Used

Note

Cottons

Note

Nancy Ann Sobel Memorial

Note Type

Techniques Used

Note

Hand pieced, machine pieced, hand quilted