Meet Lee
The vintage appliqué was embellished with fancy fabrics, hopefully giving new life and hope to this housekeeper. Working with this image I had an emotional breakthrough and realization of my own life of white privilege and systemic racism in my world. I hope Lee gained a a little power in this quilt. Vintage block, silk, cotton & feed sack. Flannel batting. Hand and machine quilting. hand embroidery. Juried into SAQA Spread Your Wings 2021