Asian Quilt Patterns
Dan Gallagher’s job during the Vietnam War was to use demolition to plant and dig out mines. It was a job that was anything but peaceful.
Gallagher had, like many other men, chosen to serve his country to fight in Vietnam, leaving his hometown of Charlo in 1966 to serve in the U.S. Army just as the war Southeast Asia became “our country’s war.”
A 23-day boat ride took Gallagher and his unit into the shores of Vietnam. They then served in the country’s central highlands, where Gallagher saw his friends and civilians die in grenade explosions as he himself set up mines as a combat engineer.
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McCarty says she made the quilt for her husband, Larry, to represent how “a left-brained man” and “a right-brained woman” can find harmony within the circle of marriage. It has the look of tapestry with an Asian theme that includes a dragon, |
Mimi has produced sixteen books on all kinds of quilting, and has been instrumental in promoting the making of Baltimore Album Quilts both in Maryland and beyond. Workshop participants (ages 4-6) will create Baltimore Album Quilt patterns.
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Karen Brock Studios is joining the sale and will be selling Asian quilts and wall-hangings made from vintage kimonos, wool hats, scarves and blankets made in her studio in Oregon. Details: 10 am-3 pm Fri. and Sat. only. 194 23rd St. Richmond. |
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Gallagher had, like many other men, chosen to serve his country to fight in Vietnam, leaving his hometown of Charlo in 1966 to serve in the US Army just as the war Southeast Asia became “our country's war.” A 23-day boat ride took Gallagher and his |
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This wonderful show of about 100 works from the permanent collection samples all the varieties of artistic expression under the museum's purview, from portraits and quilts by anonymous craftspeople to otherworldly fantasies envisioned by so-called |
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This wonderful show of about 100 works from the permanent collection samples all the varieties of artistic expression under the museum's purview, from portraits and quilts by anonymous craftspeople to otherworldly fantasies envisioned by so-called |
