Here is a repeat (several previous posts) of the Libby Lehman quilt in the Collection. I am posting it at this time because Libby is having an auction of her quilts. And someone among you might be interested. The auction has nine days left - a chance to acquire a quilt by an award winning, respected quilt maker.
This is what I have posted in the past: When I first started collecting in 1985, I didn't buy that many quilts. Maybe three or four a year. I wasn't accustomed to spending money in that way and I wasn't sure exactly what I was doing. During this time I purchased several quilts that were mistakes for one reason or another. But sometimes I would be so captured by a quilt I would just buy it immediately. This quilt by Libby Lehman was one of those quilts that spoke to me and I needed to take it home. She showed it as part of a program she presented at a guild meeting. I approached her after the meeting and asked if it was for sale; I wrote her a check and took the quilt home. When I looked at it on my wall I realized it was a simple one-patch construction using hand dyed fabrics. What Libby does with her stitching is create on-point layers that give an impression of depth.
"Silent Partners" Libby Lehman - Texas 1995 35"square
Hand-dyed cotton fabric, rayon, cotton and metallic threads.
Hand-dyed cotton fabric, rayon, cotton and metallic threads.
This is one of my favorite quilts in the Collection; besides being beautiful and fascinating, I think of it as the quilt that really made me a collector of quilts.
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