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The pattern used in this quilt was built with stripes of two colors, a bright yellow and a dark blue, which made really good contrast. The stripes were in similar thickness but the artist aligned them with both horizontally and … Continue reading →

My quilt is found in the patterns and geometry section of the quilts. The artist is Lucy Pettway. She was born in 1921 in Alabama and made her first quilt when she was 12. She mostly made her patterns by … Continue reading →

I am choosing to look at Mary L. Bennett’s quilts for this post. The one that caught my eye, “Housetop” was made in 1965. She started working in the fields at age ten or eleven picking cotton, farming, and pulling corn. … Continue reading →

The quilt I selected is “Housetop” by Nellie Mae Abrams created c.1970. The patterns in this quilt are made entirely linear paths in the form of stripes. While there are quite a few stripes in the quilt, they fail to … Continue reading →

The quilt that caught my eye as I was scrolling was one called “Star” by Stellla Mae Pettway. It utilizes dark red, dark blue, black and pink pieces of fabric with an off-white color around the border. It is mostly … Continue reading →

The patterns and imagery used in this quilt are made up of stripes, thin and bold. The top third of the quilt is made up of two stripes, very wide, creating a plane. The bottom two thirds of the quilt … Continue reading →

  From the Souls Grown Deep website, the quilt “Strips” grabs my attention. The quilt was created by artist Ella Bendolph in1955 using strips of old work clothes. In the Gee’s Bend community, practical items such as clothing are upcycled into quilts. This … Continue reading →

This artists name is Garett Hilliker, he is 19 years old and creates art for  musical artists such as Halsey, Travis Scott, Skizzy Mars, Marc E Bassy and plenty more. I have been following him for a few years and … Continue reading →