QUILT INDEX RECORD
52-152-483
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Quilt Alliance
Who documented this quilt?
Quilt Alliance; Inspired By
Quilt Alliance Inventory Number:
10
Quilt Title:
Eight Hexagons
Width:
16 inches
Length:
16 inches
Time period:
2000-2025
Date:
June 1, 2014
Materials:
Machine pieced, appliqued and quilted. String style piecing with faced-hexagons
Quiltmaker:
Eskridge, Jen
City:
Helotes
State:
Texas
Artist's Statement:
The piece, Eight Hexagons, is created in the free-cutting, string-quilt style of Anna Williams. I first saw Ms. Williams' quilts on display at Louisiana State University in the '90s. Her mix of every-fabric-cut-to-every-size is such a refreshing approach to today's quilts-with-structure. I decided to mix a hint of geometry into my piece, continuing to use "strings" in my machine appliqued shapes.
Inspiration quilt:
Williams, Anna. A Lil'l Bit Crazy Two. 1994. From National Quilt Museum, Founder's Collection.
Cite this Quilt
Eskridge, Je. Eight Hexagons. June 1, 2014. From Quilt Alliance, Quilt Alliance; Inspired By. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=52-152-483. Accessed: 05/23/24