Miniature Quilt - Broken Dishes Baby by Kate Adams


Item Number: 164

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $320

Online Close: Oct 24, 2018 10:00 PM EDT

Bid History: 7 bids - Item Sold!


Description

Original miniature quilt made from antique fabrics.  Artwork 4x4, matted and framed to 14x14 inches.  Handcrafted by artist, Kate Adams.


For more about Kate visit: http://www.kateadamsfineminiaturequilts.com/


 


Kate Adams creates quilts that are truly reflective of the Art of Traditional American Quilt Making After years of running a modestly successful business, the competition of the fashion and costume trade started to lose its appeal and Kate sought other means of using her talents. A chance request for a one-inch scale quilt for a young friend's doll house launched Kate onto the path that she is following today. Once again employing her love of 19th Century style quilts and her interest in history, she developed designs to market to adult collectors of finely crafted one-inch scale miniatures. In 1989 Kate was asked to display her work at a traditional American folk art show in Pennsylvania. "For this event, I opted to use remnants from my collection of antique fabrics and to present my work matted and framed. I thought this might appeal to a broader audience, and add an air of authenticity and uniqueness to the pieces." This new approach proved to be a springboard for Kate's future success.


Today the Miniature Quilts of Kate Adams are in many of the finest private collections of folk art in America, Japan and Europe. Her work is marketed through such distinguished institutions as the American Museum of Folk Art, Colonial Williamsburg, the Brandywine River Valley Museum and the Shelburne Museum. Kate's work has also appeared in many national publications such as Country Home, Victoria, and Colonial Homes magazines. Her work has been included in the Early American Life Directory of Craft, along with being featured in Robert Shaw's book, Quilts - A Living Tradition (1995.) Her work is also shown in the Williams Catalog of American Master Craftsmen, 2002 edition.