Quilt of Belonging

May 20, 2005 3 Replies

I thought you all might enjoy the "Quilt of Belonging" - a project to reflect the various groups of Canadians who make up our ethnic mosaic, and their origins. Two members of the Trillium Embroidery Guild to which I belong were involved - stitching the Slovenian and the Iranian blocks. For the Slovenian block, Anne Marie attached each piece of fringe separately to give the 3-D effect of one doily on top of another although it is one piece of fabric. For the Iranian piece it was a family effort, with Jeannette's dad designing, and her mother and she stitching.



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quilt is 120 feet long, 10 feet high and has 263 blocks. The one picture on the site that I can find of the completed quilt doesn't really do justice to the finished work. The border at the top is multicoloured with the same colour at the bottom and tassels made of multiple fibres (wools, ribbons etc.) adorning the bottom according to one of the stitchers who has seen the finished product. You can click through the various blocks and read the stories. More detailed information about each stitcher and what the motifs mean to them are included in the book.



One unfortunate happening - a vandal sprayed acid on it during it's display in Cornwall, Ontario (They think someone with a spray bottle walked along and held the bottle at knee height). While they didn't catch the culprit they have been able to repair the damage - frantically matching fabrics and fibers (including seal skin).



Marg



Can you send me details Dawne ? This was a post not carried for me, didn't see it.

Marg, thank you so much for posting this. And it is soooo relevant to this group, before anyone thinks "well,its' quilting." The number of embroidery techniques displayed on this quilt is mind-boggling. There are hours of looking here. I was so happy to look up the Dogrib square and see the roses that I used to admine so much worked on hide jackets up north. Dawne

Oh wow! next time I have a day off, I going to spend a few hours looking at this some more. Since I have a little bit of "Native American" in me, I find it doubly interesting.

Cheryl

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