Surprised to find this hand-pieced teal patchwork top at a reuse store, I tried hand quilting it but quickly discovered that was not my forte. Instead I played to my strengths by layering it beneath black fabric and using custom digital quilting of my own handwriting and cut away text to encourage reflection on what kinds of hand work is valued in the quilt community and beyond.
30 x 36″
Found cotton hand-pieced patchwork quilt top, commercial cotton fabric, wool batting, cotton thread, custom digital wholecloth longarm quilting, cut-away reverse applique
This quilt appeared in the following exhibitions:
- Make Your Mark, Floyd Center for the Arts 2025
- Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza 2025
- New York State Fair 2025