Renaissance Revival

Name/Title

Renaissance Revival

Entry/Object ID

2009.01.01

Made/Created

Artist

Mariya A. Waters

Date made

2008

Place

City

Melbourne

State/Province

Victoria

Country

Australia

Dimensions

Height

86-1/2 in

Width

85-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

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Artist Commentary

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“This quilt has been a labour of love, a test of skill and patience. I did have difficult days and in the latter part of the work it was hard to stay focused, as, like all my bigger quilts, I was seriously ‘over it.’ Some days I despaired that I would never ever finish the project. My husband, Gavin, even made the comment one day that ‘this quilt would get finished even if he had to complete it!’ We decided that was not option because it would then become a group quilt. Gavin then would become my quilt angel and on some days he would do the washing and was often seen doing the ironing. My time each day stretched longer. I was often working in excess of 15 hours a day.”

Research Notes

Notes

Awards Won: AQS Best of Show 2009

General Notes

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Materials Used

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Cottons, cotton/wool blend batting, metallic thread

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Techniques Used

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Machine pieced, hand appliquéd, hand couched, machine quilted