Grave Rubbing Quilt Series

(Above:  FRANKLINTON CEMETERY, a Grave Rubbing Art Quilt. 17" x 21".  Crayon on silk grave rubbing with both free motion machine and hand stitching, buttons.)  

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(Above:  BLESSED SLEEP IN BLUE, a crayon grave rubbing combining both hand and free-motion machine stitching with vintage textiles, buttons, and beads.  14 1/2" x 11 3/4". Inventory # 4641. $3...

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(Above:  ANOTHER YEAR, a Grave Rubbing Art Quilt. 11 1/2" x 21 1/2". Crayon grave rubbing on silk with vintage doily.  Free-motion and hand stitching.)

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 (Above:  LOVE, a Grave Rubbing Art Quilt. 12" x 12".  Crayon on fabric combined with vintage household linens, lace, and buttons and beads.  Self-guided, free-motion machine stitching wit...

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(Above:  AT REST WITH QUILTING ARTS.  12 1/2" x 10 1/2".  Crayon grave rubbing on unbleached muslin combined with vintage lace and trim on a piece of an old damask tablecloth.  Vintage butto...

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(AT REST, the second "step out" from the recently taped episode for the PBS Quilting Arts television show.  12 1/2" x 10 1/4".  Crayon grave rubbing on unbleached muslin combined with vintage ...

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 (Above:  BLESSED SLEEP III, a grave rubbing art quilt. 12" x 12".  Crayon grave rubbing combined with vintage household linens, buttons, and both free-motion and hand embroidery.  Click o...

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(Above:  AT REST IN OCTOBER, a Grave Rubbing Art Quilt. Crayon on fabric rubbing combined with vintage lace and household linens, buttons, and both hand and free-motion embroidery.  12 1/4" x ...

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(Above:  INFANT, a miniature Grave Rubbing Art Quilt. 11 1/4" x 11 1/2". Crayon grave rubbing on silk appliqued onto an embroidered vintage handkerchief with buttons and clear beads. Self-guide...

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(Above:  OUR BABY BELOVED, a Grave Rubbing Art Quilt. 34" x 33".  Photo by Jeff Amberg.  Crayon grave rubbing on a vintage child's garment; vintage tablecloth and buttons.  Hand stitching...

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 (Above:  BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART. 14" x 14". Crayon grave rubbing on silk combined with a vintage handkerchief and doily by '40s and '50 textile designer Faith Austin.  Self-guided, f...

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(Above:  TODAY I WALK IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS. 28" x 17". Crayon grave rubbing on unbleached muslin on a vintage hand towel collaged with a peach colored doily and the red-work embroidery from a...

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 (Above:  DEARLY LOVED, 11" x 24 1/2".  Grave rubbings on silk with a vintage, cross stitched doily. Feb. 2016) (Above:  Reverse of Dearly Loved.)

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(Above:  AT REST IN OREGON. 12" x 12". Crayon on unbleached muslin on an old handkerchief and scraps of a vintage table runner with buttons. Feb. 2016.  Click on image to enlarge.) (Above:...

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(Above:  BLESSED SLEEP I, Crayon on silk grave rubbing with free motion machine and hand embroidery, vintage lace and buttons. 12" x 12".)  (Above:  BLESSED SLEEP II, Crayon on silk grave...

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(Above:  DEATH BED hanging in the atrium at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios for the annual Vista Lights art crawl, 98" x 48", crayon grave rubbing on silk with free-motion machine embroidery and d...

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   (Above:  STITCHING TOGETHER, a sculpture art quilt including a whole-cloth grave rubbing on a vintage damask tablecloth attached to a mid-19th century antique quilting frame at which two...

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 (Above:  SOME DAY WE WILL UNDERSTAND, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt.  38" x 32".  Crayon on antique child's dress with vintage lace trim and buttons; discharge cotton; dense hand stitching; vint...

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 (Above:  LIFE'S RACE WELL RUN, a Grave Rubbing Art Quilt and my donation to the annual SAQA auction.  12" x 12".  Crayon on fabric grave rubbings on an embroidered, vintage napkin.  Self-g...

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(Above:  SWEET DREAMS, art quilt for SAQA's (Studio Art Quilt Associates) 25th anniversary trunk show .  10" x 7".  Crayon on silk grave rubbings.  Free motion and hand embroidery.  Vint...

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(Above:  CIRCULAR CHURCHYARD.  86" x 53". Crayon grave rubbings on silk.  Self-guided, free motion machine embroidery with blanket stitch edge on by hand.  Click on any image in this post t...

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 (Above:  AN ARTFUL JOURNEY, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt.  13" x 13".  Antique crazy quilt block and Victorian lace with vintage crochet, recycled felt, and crayon grave rubbing on silk combine...

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 (CARL SANDBURG, A Grave Rubbing Art Quilt.  47" x 48".  Crayon rubbing and vintage textiles.  Free motion machine embroidery and hand stitching.  Click on image to enlarge.) This is the...

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 (Above:  BE YE ALSO READY, BELOVED.  Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series.  25" x 24".  Crayon on silk and on vintage damask dinner napkin; vintage buttons; free motion machine embroidery and h...

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(Above:  Detail of TEXTING FROM THE GRAVE. 26" x 24".  Crayon grave rubbings on silk mounted on black Kraft paper, folded and stitched with a silver metallic painted piece of mat board.  Dou...

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