Oriental Poppy

Name/Title

Oriental Poppy

Entry/Object ID

1997.06.51

Made/Created

Artist

Leureta Beam Thieme

Date made

1987

Place

City

Pasadena

State/Province

Maryland

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

95 in

Width

90 in

Interpretative Labels

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Artist Commentary

Label

"I began quilting in about 1970, but I had been sewing since I was ten years old. I was the oldest of five children and I made my clothes and those of my younger sisters. Quilting was not a tradition in my family, but I had many friends who got me interested in it. We would meet once a week for our quilting together, sometimes on a special project for a charity, sometimes for each other's special projects. My greatest achievement in quilting is the fact that my quilt is in the National Quilt Museum, of which I am very proud."

General Notes

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Materials Used

Note

Polished cottons

Note Type

Techniques Used

Note

Machine pieced, hand appliquéd, hand quilted