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Folk-Tails

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Folk-Tails by Sue Spargo
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Quilt Summary:

Sue Spargo shares "Folk-Tails", capturing inspiration from South Africa with her signature hand embroidery.

Category:
Featured Quilts

Style:
Collage Quilts

Owned By:
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Name of Maker:
Sue Spargo

Name of Quilter:
Janet Joehlin

Year Made:
2014

Awards:

Design Source:
Africa

Techniques:
  • Applique
  • - Collage
  • - Finished Edge Applique
  • - Hand Applique
  • Embellishments
  • - 3 Dimensional
  • - Decorative Stitches
  • - Hand Embroidery
  • Patchwork
  • - Hand Piecing
  • - Organization
  • - Piecing
  • Quilting
  • - Domestic Machine
  • - Drawing

Show or Museums:
Houston International Quilt Festival

Description:

Sue Spargo celebrated childhood memories of Africa with her quilt, Folk-Tails. It must have been a wonderful childhood as the quilt is filled with interesting animals and beautiful flowers, embellished and embroidered in Sue's enchanting way.

 

Artist Statement: "Childhood memories of Africa continually fill my mind. For years I have wanted to make a quilt filled with these memories. It was important to me that this piece encompassed each and every memory, and that once finished, it was a vast canvas that told my story without a single word needing to be expressed. Consumed with this need, in October 2014 I sat down with pen and paper and sketched, Folk-tails, a piece of my soul."

 

Techniques: Hand-Pieced, Appliquéd, Embroidered, and Embellished, Machine Quilted

 

Design Source: Africa