| Stitched
by: |
Bay
Area Chapter |
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|
| Project: |
Two
Chair Seats |
| Location: |
Ashton Villa, Galveston,
Texas |
| Designer: |
Graphed by Barbara Beasley, Cynthis
Littlefield and Patsy Hall |
| Description: |
Two
chair seats for an upstairs bedroom in Ashton
Vills, one of Galveston's Broadway mansions, built in
1859 |
| Presented: |
November,
1984 |
|
|
| Project: |
Bird's
Eye View |
| Location: |
Helen
Hall Library, League City, Texas |
| Designer: |
Pat
Blailock used blueprints of the original community buildings from the
1800s to make the line drawings for the project.
Various committee members worked on stitching the project through the
years. Eventually, the Chapter hopes to complete nine panels in all. |
| Description: |
Each
piece measures 18" x 18" and is worked in Medici wool. All
lettering is done in black silk. |
| Presented: |
April,
2003 |
|
|
| Project: |
Texas
Governor's Mansion Angels |
| Location: |
Texas
Governor's Mansion |
| Designer: |
Pat
Fisher (Chapter member) |
| Description: |
The dimensions as directed by the Governor's Mansion were not larger than 40 square inches. Most of our angels were between 6"
x 7", up to 10" x 4". The threads include cotton floss, specialty threads and metallics. The ground fabric for all the angels was 14- or 18-count canvas, with one angel stitched on cotton fabric. The finishing was handled by the Governor's Mansion. |
| Presented: |
July
2003 |
