Tulips Aglow

Name/Title

Tulips Aglow

Entry/Object ID

1996.01.28

Made/Created

Artist

Mary Kay Hitchner

Date made

1989

Place

City

Haverford

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

54-1/2 in

Width

54-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Artist Commentary

Label

"Two events led to the creation of this quilt. First was the purchase of a wonderful floral repeat-stripe fabric that I thought would be a good challenge for me as it was printed in a color palette that I dislike: orange, olive green, and khaki. Second was the book review I gave for my quilt guild on Marsha McCloskey’s The Feathered Star. As a visual aid I made a Feathered Star block which became the central design element for this medallion quilt. I selected the repeat-stripe tulip fabric for the star and outside border."

Research Notes

Notes

Awards Won: RJR Best Wall Quilt 1990

General Notes

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Materials Used

Note

Cottons

Note Type

Techniques Used

Note

Machine pieced, hand quilted