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Cowboy Components Quilt by Rosalind Robinson


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Take an audio tour of "Quilted Connections: Sisterhood in Cloth," an exhibition at The Peale, Baltimore's Community Museum and the oldest museum building in the United States! Listen to master quilters Rosalind Robinson, Sandra Smith, and Glenda Richardson talk about their quilting techniques and the fascinating stories that surround their craft. Includes 17 stops with the artists. The exhibition was on view at The Peale from December 1, 2022-January 29, 2023.
Rosalind Robinson (00:00): All right. The third quilt is a "novelty quilt." You might ask, well, what is a novelty quilt? A novelty quilt is a single subject fabric. Maybe that fabric is about food. Maybe it's about cactus, various kinds of cactus plants. Maybe it's about cowboys and all the things that would make up a cowboy like this quilt.
(00:36): This is a cowboy quilt, and I've dressed it just like a cowboy with hats at the top and boots at the bottom, and all the accoutrements of a cowboy. I hope you come to see him or her. I think it's a him though. It can be whatever you want it to be. And it is called "Cowboy Components." Yes, this is called "Cowboy Components," parts of a Cowboy.
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