Schist #2
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Quilt Summary:
"Schist #2" by Heather Pregger won Third Place - Art Abstract, Large at the 2017 Houston Quilt Festival.
Category:
Featured Quilts
Style:
Abstract Quilts
Owned By:
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Name of Maker:
Heather Pregger
Name of Quilter:
Heather Pregger
Year Made:
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Awards:
Third Place - Art Abstract, Large at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2017
Design Source:
Original Design
Techniques:
- - Piecing
- - Fabric Dyeing
Show or Museums:
Houston International Quilt Festival 2017
Description:
Artist Statement: "I was a geology major in college, and I spent many happy hours in the mineralogy lab, poring over microscopic thin sections of rocks and minerals. This piece is based on a drawing I made of a mica schist, a metamorphic rock containing mica, biotite, and muscovite."
Techniques: Machine Piecing, Hand Dyeing
Materials: Commercial and hand-dyed fabric, cotton thread, cotton/polyester batting
Design Source: Original