Shock Melt
Quilt Summary:
Heather Pegger
Category:
Featured Quilts
Style:
Abstract Quilts
Owned By:
Name of Maker:
Heather Pregger
Name of Quilter:
Heather Pregger
Year Made:
2019
Awards:
1st Place Art-Abstract Small
Design Source:
Shock Melt
Measurements In:
Inches
Techniques:
- Materials
- - Unusual Materials
- Patchwork
- - Piecing
- Quilting
- - Free Motion Quilting
- - Straight Line Quilting
- Mixed Media
- - Fabric Dyeing
Show or Museums:
Houston International Quilt Festival - Fall 2019
Description:
When a meteorite hits the earth, the shock of the collision results in the recrystallization of the impacted rock from a liquid state and is called a shock melt. The resulting fractured texture can be observed under the microscope.