Quilts in women's lives

A multi-award winning film on the traditional art of quiltmaking and its affect on the lives of seven women. Each from quite diverse backgrounds, the women discuss the influences that inspire quilt design, and how their lives and times are depicted in their work.

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Credits

production company

New Day Films

director

Pat Ferrero

Duration

00:28:27:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323825

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Sewing

Crafts & Visual Arts → Design

Crafts & Visual Arts → Handicraft

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sewing

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1980

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