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Show U T A H S T A T E OF T H E A R TS QUILTING Quilting is probably practiced by more Utahns than any other form of art. Patchwork quilts, pieced from leftover scraps of fabric, or camp quilts, made from worn-out work clothes and tied together with wool yarn, were common styles a century ago. Today most functional quilts are made from new fabric, pieced or unpieced, with a color-coordinated design that is quilted or tied. With the possible exception of plain tricot quilts that display a quilted Mormon temple in the center, there is not a distinctively Mormon quilt style. Some contemporary quilters specialize in original pictorial and abstract designs and their quilts are often used as wall hangings rather than bed coverings. Among Utah's Navajo population another form of weaving-rug weaving-is a very significant art form. While traditional designs like Two Grey Hills are still very common, newer techniques such as Raised Outline also characterize this dynamic, ever-growing tradition. Although only a few Indian artists in Utah still produce their own brain-tanned deer hide, many use the hides to make buckskin clothing and accessories that are then decorated with exquisite beadwork. Among the Paiute, the Shoshone and especially the Northern Ute groups, beadwork is a vibrant part SPACIOUS SKIES! QUILT BY CHARLOTTE WARR ANDERSEN CROATION FOLK DANCER! PHOTO BY PATRICK CONE 134 |