About three years ago I lent a quilt to the U.S. Embassy here in Quito for a travelling exhibit on U.S. culture. It went north and south and even to the beach! It seems this particular quilt has seen more of the country than I have!
Weirdly enough, it seems I never took a photo of this quilt. Can’t figure that out… I’m usually pretty good about documenting my work. So all I had to remind me of this piece was my EQ5 drawing:
This morning my doorbell rang and a very nice embassy driver informed me he was here to return my quilt. Now, if you have ever sent a quilt off to a show, you probably pack it in a box or tube, right? So I wasn’t quite expecting this… would you?
I guess they decided the best way to protect the quilt was to frame it. And it does look great framed. The quilt itself measures 37″ and framed is about 41.” The only cunundrum now is… where am I going to hang this? I don’t have walls left! Hmmm…
I am a self-learner. I taught myself to sew and to quilt. And I taught myself how to draw. I am learning how to dye my own fabrics and am dabbling with mixed media. I am a quilt designer and teacher, and design and publish my own line of quilt patterns. With this blog I would like to share the bits and pieces of my life.
4 Comments
Let me give you my address
Submitted by rkayd6 on Fri, 05/07/2010 – 14:27.
Let me give you my address and it can come and travel to Okla for awhile. Thats beautiful!
~ronna
Returned Quilt
Submitted by goodthing1955 on Sat, 05/08/2010 – 10:26.
Elaine Limes Angie, your quilt is stunning. You claim not to have any wall space left to hang it. This is a work of art. Move something and proudly hang it. Really lovely. thanks for sharing
It has found a home
Sorry to disappoint, but my son has claimed this quilt for his TV room/studio!
I am happy to share it with him.
It’s wonderful!