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My Mother Taught me to Sew
Faye Anderson1988
The National Quilt Museum
Paducah, United States
This quilt was begun as small blocks to take along trips. Faye was inspired by a wool felt quilt made by Hannah Riddle of Woolwich, Maine in 1870. Faye's initials are embroidered in the lower right block and her mother's initials - FKA for Florence Kelley Anderson - are embroidered in the lower left block.
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Details
- Title: My Mother Taught me to Sew
- Creator: Faye Anderson
- Date Created: 1988
- Physical Location: Collection of the National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky
- Location Created: Boulder, Colorado
- Physical Dimensions: 82" x 95"
- Subject Keywords: quilt, sampler quilt, applique
- External Link: The National Quilt Museum
- Medium: Fabric
- Techniques Used: Machine pieced, hand appliquéd, hand embroidered, hand quilted
- Materials Used: Cottons, seed beads, sequins
- Awards Received: One of the 100 Best Quilts of the 20th Century
- Accession Number: 2014.02.01
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