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24-20-118

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum accession number:

PQ.2006.008.001

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Midnight Fairy Garden

How wide is the quilt?

36.000 inches

How long is the quilt?

36.000 inches

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Rounded

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2004

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

Nature - Landscape

Describe the borders:

Dim/Block: various Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: 3.5" - 4.5" Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Floral; Other

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique; Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What color is the back of the quilt?

Black

Describe the back:

Print

How are the layers held together?

Stuffed work

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: central block 10.25" sq.; outside blocks 8 - 9.5" sq. and 10.25" x 9.5"; center block of applique flowers, outside blocks form a feathered star Other Sash: Other Border1: applique floral with vines in each corner Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: 0.125" piping Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: batiks ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: machine and hand applique Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: hand embroidery Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: stuffed work QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: Quilting Designs Used: ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: black ground and multicolored or rainbow fabric (red/yellow/blue predominate) Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: Backing: pieced; multicolored pattern with black border Edge Shape: scalloped Corner Shape: rounded ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:

Quilt top made by:

Landas, Beth

Quilted by:

Landas, Beth

Where the quilt was made, state:

Colorado (CO)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The "Midnight Fairy Garden", and original star design by Elizabeth Landas, was made in response to the 2004 Hoffman Fabric Challenge, with the challenge fabric a brightly colored flurry of butterfly wings. Using techniques from a class taught by Irma Gail Hatcher, Elizabeth hand appliqued flowers in the shape on and eight pointed star. She "fussy" cut five petals from the same butterfly wing fabric and made larger flowers. She stuffed each petal as the applique work was completed. The points around each section of the star (feather-like star quality) were added with a machine decorative stitch. The trapuntoed quilting was designed to look like the center applique section of Midnight Fairy Garden. Elizabeth was inspired by thoughts of Fairy Dust (the name of the background fabric), then added metallic machine embroidery fairies, then named the quilt. Elizabeth incorporated a color scheme of a gradation of the color wheel in the star and flower design, which adds to the strong visual impact of this quilt. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the maker, Elizabeth Landas of Decorah, IA. Ownership/History: Made by Elizabeth Landas of Decorah, Iowa for entry in the 2004 Hoffman Fabric Challenge. Awarded "Best Machine Workmanship" in the Applique Division. Donated by the maker to the museum. LocMade: Decorah///IA

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Golden

Quilt owner's state:

Colorado (CO)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

Cite this Quilt

Landas, Bet. Midnight Fairy Garden. 2004. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-118. Accessed: 03/28/24