Sleep on It Quilt
- Cotton
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57 x 54 in
(144.78 x 137.16 cm)
- Dorothy Vance
What could be more reasonable than making a quilt on the subject of beds, sleeping, dreaming, snoozing, snoring, and other activities that occur under a quilt? (Sleepers are also another name for the cross-ties on a railroad track. There was no length too far for Dorothy to stretch to make a play on words.) The dedication in the back of the book based on this quilt reads, "Thank You -- Berkeley Librarians, Roger and Jean Moss, Elizabeth Reasoner, Kevin Vance and Seth Vance. /Berkeley, Ca./2004"
Techniques: hand pieced, hand stitched, appliqued, embroidered, tied
Culture: America
Geographic Location: North America, California
Credit Line: Gift of Vance Family Trust
- Subject Matter: Art Quilt
- Created: 2004
- Inventory Number: 2008.393.007