Starry, Starry Night

Name/Title

Starry, Starry Night

Entry/Object ID

1997.06.77

Made/Created

Artist

Mary Jo McCabe

Date made

1985

Place

City

Davenport

State/Province

Iowa

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

90 in

Width

75 in

Interpretative Labels

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Artist Commentary

Label

"The thought of making a quilt had always seemed like an insurmountable and unending task, until in 1979, I joined a quilt club. I discovered if you approach making a quilt from the standpoint of piecing a given number of blocks, it is not such an impossible task. Starry, Starry Night began with seven yards of horizontal multi-striped fabric. The exterior border corners had to be redesigned due to a shortage of the striped material. My philosophy in quilting and in life is the same – you’ll never know if you can do it unless you try."

General Notes

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Materials Used

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Cottons

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Techniques Used

Note

Hand pieced, hand quilted