Block #106

Creator

Kristina Lee

Location

Sunnyside, New York, USA

Creator demographics

39; Non-binary, Genderqueer; Asian, White; Bisexual

Materials and construction

Cotton; old t-shirts and secondhand button-downs; Machine-sewn

Description From Maker

I can't think of a better way to express my gender (fluidity) than through the process of getting dressed. Every day, I lean into being queer through the clothes that I wear. Butch, femme, boyish, nonbinary, sporty, and sexy are some of the ways that I feel when I walk out the door after donning myself in a handsome fit.

The t-shirt is a ubiquitous fashion staple that falls into all the 'gender categories' of dress that I/we get to make our own every day. My 12-inch Euphoria Quilt block is made up of old black, white, and grey T-shirts, as well as plaid button-down shirts. Each piece of fabric in its composition has held my skin's oils, scent, and sweat—a patchwork metaphor for the embodied experience of dressing, feeling, and being queer.

Visual description

black bowtie in center, checked fabric white and grey, and cow print fabric in brown in cream.

Date

2023

Dimensions

12.5x12.5

Rights

The Euphoria Quilt

Identifier

TEQ-2024-01-106