This quilt was made with a broken foot and a broken heart. When I broke my foot at the beginning of August, I put a project away with the intent of making something easier to handle for this fabric challenge. Then Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. It seems like yesterday I was in Kandahar to bury my father and meeting my grandmother and so many other family members for the first time. Out of sadness and frustration the piece grew until I was out of fabric and I quilted to distract myself from trying to help family (that have been so loyal to our country) get out using a broken system.
No ruler was used for this improv quilt until the end when I squared it up. I used blue tape to lay out the quilt design and quilted it using my walking-foot and eyeballs only.
Detail Photos
Broward Quilt Expo (📸: Deborah Krajkowski)
The Details
- Finished Size: 76 in. (W) x 78 in. (L)
- Fabric Front: Windham Artisan Cotton Coral/Aqua, Wine/Pink, Blue/Orchid, Aqua/Blue, Stone/Lavender, Taupe/Light Grey, Charcoal/White, & Black/Grey
- Fabric Back:
- Binding:
- Batting:
- Thread: Aurifil 1133 (50 & 28 wt), 2830 (50 & 28 wt), and 2423 (28 wt)
- Shows: Broward Quilt Expo, Miramar, FL, April 2023
- Publications: None
- Awards:None
