Picking Cotton, Quilt, 2007
Cotton
36" x 36"
Photo by Luis Quiles, 2007
Do you have a special quilt or blanket that someone
made for you? What makes a handmade quilt or blanket
different from a mass-produced blanket?
| Even thought
Nash has been designated a master quilter by the
Mississippi Arts Commission and has taught apprentices
in their folk art program, when asked about mastery,
she just laughs and says, “I never quite
understood that word.” |
“Most the time when I’m doing a narrative
quilt, I kind of like describe to my daughter what
the scene’s supposed to look like and then
she would draw the pictures and then I would take
that and cut it out to make my pattern. And sometimes
she would place them but I don’t like her
placement so I go back and redo what she had done.” |
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