Up, Up and Away

Name/Title

Up, Up and Away

Entry/Object ID

1997.06.89

Made/Created

Artist

Laura Crews-Lewis

Date made

1983

Place

City

Cape Girardeau

State/Province

Missouri

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

79 in

Width

79 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Artist Commentary

Label

"I learned quilting at an early age from my mother, but Up, Up & Away was my first original effort. The stuffing technique is my own, and since making this quilt I have continued to perfect it. The design evolved, restricted by the material I had on hand. The overall concept was inspired by an oriental rug I saw in a book. I worked for 40 years in interior design, and taught design for twenty years in vocational school. My quilting is influenced by my design training."

General Notes

Note Type

Materials Used

Note

Cottons, chintz

Note

Nancy Ann Sobel Memorial

Note Type

Techniques Used

Note

Hand appliquéd, hand quilted, stuffed, Seminole pieced