Category: Quilting

Parallel Universe

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In January 2021 we were hopeful about COVID-19 vaccines and excitedly awaiting for our appointments. At that time I joined a mystery quilt along called Parallel Universe, created and led by GEL Design. GEL is Gyleen Fitzgerald, Ebony Love and Latifah Saafir.

Several members of the Central Virginia Modern Quilt Guild joined and we agreed to meet via Zoom each Sunday to make the blocks. We didn’t know until the end of the series what the quilt would look like. It was built in sections with great names: Section Six was Outer Space; section five— Milky Way; section four— Star Cluster; section three— Magnetism; section two— dark matter; section one was Big Bang.

The quilt called for 10 different colors. I chose a spring color palette.

I enjoyed creating with Maria, Phyllis, Ann, Kathy, Cheryl, and Candy (sometimes). We learned new techniques and complained a lot. It was a parallel universe because today it feels like it didn’t happen or happened in some other time and place.

I finished the quilt this year and gave it to my brother and his wife.

Parallel Universe, finished 2025,

It is hand quilted and measures 60” x 72”.

I wish Phyllis was here to celebrate with me.

In her memory,

love Wanda

Boycotting American Quilter’s Society

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I’m choosing not to send my quilt, Light Coming Home, to AQS’ quilt show in Paducah, Kentucky in April. I got the acceptance letter on Tuesday. I had entered the quilt in the contest last November long before this happened:

Source: Laura Shaw Feit Instagram account

I don’t want to associate with an organization that censors women’s voices; therefore I won’t have my quilt exhibited at any AQS event.

The Studio Arts Quilt Associates released this statement and decided to pull the exhibit entirely from AQS exhibits this year:

Source: SAQAART Instagram account

Light Coming Home:

The Unmentionables Series: Super Plus

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This is the third in my Unmentionables series. This quilt embraces tampons. I asked guild members to share their “code names” for their periods. Mine was Miss Murphy. The other names were shared by Candy Parker, Ann Prince, Maria Radecki, and Meagan Buch along with Donna Blalock’s encouragement for advocating for women’s health issues. I have tried to interject some humor into this discussion, but I recognize that periods can be unpredictable and painful.

72” x 55”