Name/Title
Calm After the StormEntry/Object ID
2020.003.001Description
A modern take on storm at sea with fish, seaweed, and shells as the light reappears in a lake after a storm. Primarily blue art quilt with embroidery thread embellishments, depicts fish. Uses a technique called "Thread Painting." Edge finish is a straight double fold machine front and hand back.
Machine pieced, floss embroidered, and quilted. Quilting is a dense meander and lines.
Cotton prints with polyester batting.Context
Linda Fiedler made this quilt in Meadows of Dan, Virginia in 1994 - it took her two years to complete. It is a depiction of an underwater ocean scene. The maker said that she hoped to combine the techniques of embroidery and quilting to create something better than either technique alone. This quilt is heavily awarded: it won five best in show ribbons and first awards in an Innovative Pieced category from the International Quilt Show in Houston and the Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton. It has also been shown in Quilters Newsletter and the American Quilter.Collection
Permanent CollectionAcquisition
Notes
Donated by Linda FiedlerMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Linda FiedlerRole
QuilterDate made
1994Place
* Untyped Place
Meadows of Dan, VirginiaMaterials
Material
CottonMaterial Notes
Embroidery ThreadColors
Color
Blue, Multi-Color, Green, Red, Purple, White, Black, OrangeColor Notes
Primarily Blue, yet other colors presentCondition
Overall Condition
ExcellentOverall Condition
ExcellentNotes
New