For my May mini I made a little quilt study of this colorful, quirky 1960's eight-pointed star quilt by Native American and North Carolinian Elizabeth Graham Lee Jacobs. Her quilt was part of a marvelous exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History last summer.
The exhibit book - Quilt Speak: Uncovering Women's Voices Through Quilts by Diana Bell-Kite is so special - I just love it. You can find it here at the museum shop.
Elizabeth used sewing scraps and printed feed sacks to create the quilt for her daughter's wedding. I have a limited stash here and did my best.
I was so taken with her borders and tried to replicate them.
She is quoted in the book - "I like them old-time quilts... old-time was what you knowed yourself. You didn't have no paper and book kind of stuff. You accumulate this with your own mind." Very in sync with wabi sabi concepts.
Finished quilt taped to the window for no real reason except I guess I wanted a "I Remember" shot from this COVID social distancing time. Let me out! Actually the state of emergency was just lifted across Japan. We are to still wear masks, avoid crowds, work from home, etc. but this does mean that shops and restaurants can open back up. Hurray! I'm trying to think.... when will I feel comfortable taking a train or trains... not yet.
Another quote from Elizabeth: "A quilt that's made and put together with many colors, seems like it's pretty to me. The littler the scrap, the prettier the quilt." After my own heart!
Wendy The Constant Quilter will link up lots of other minis on her blog here. She keeps us going and motivated to make our minis;).
xo
Cynthia
