My Entries Into Colorado Quilting Council's Annual Quilt-a-Fair Quilt Show

"Proclaim Liberty for All," my entry into Colorado Quilting Council's 2020 Quilt-a-Fair Quilt Show, was inspired by the words of Leviticus 25:10 from the King James Version of the Bible that are engraved on the Liberty Bell: “…proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof…” Known as the Jubilee passage, this verse resonants deeply in the souls of enslaved, impoverished and excluded Peoples; is at the heart of Hebrew Scripture; and demands forgiveness of debt and a place at decision-making tables for all. It is a promise still elusive for too many inhabitants of the United States and too many people around the world. The log-cabin blocks represent all peoples’ desire for home; the piano-key border represents the many walls and fences that need to be torn down if all are to have liberty. The logs and piano keys ½’ wide. I foundation pieced the blocks and border and hand embroidered the inside border.

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My design for "Whose Red Line?" was born when I was struck by newscasters' frequent use of the term "red line" without clear definition of its meaning. This quilt critiques how flexible such boundaries seemed to be as our nation dealt with long-held political norms being trampled constantly by the 45th president. I designed and foundation pieced the quilt, and Rita Meyerhoff long-arm quilted it. I began with straight lines, randomly placed horizontally and vertically. In conversation with Rita, I liked her suggestion that she do curved quilting to further vary the lines of the quilt.