This quilt celebrates my Slovak heritage and the needlework tradition of my ancestors.
The blue-and-white fabric was created in a batik workshop in Moravia.
The embroidered ribbons are from shops in various parts of Slovakia.
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2001. Machine pieced; hand appliqued; embroidered; hand quilted. 33 inches square.
This quilt celebrates my Slovak heritage and the needlework tradition of my ancestors.
The blue-and-white fabric was created in a batik workshop in Moravia. |
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| Crest of the town of Brezova pod Bradlom |
Crest of the town of Banovce nad Bebravou |
Crest of the town of Myjava |
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| Net embroidery by my maternal grandmother; hardanger by my mother |
Crocheted doily by my paternal grandmother |
Tambour work by Marta Rybar of Detva |
Needle lace by a Prague cousin; bobbin lace butterfly by an unknown Slovak lacemaker |
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