Block #118

Creator

Asa K. Parkhurst

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Creator demographics

23; Gender non-conforming, Genderqueer, Transgender, Transmasculine; White; Queer

Materials and construction

Linen cotton, cotton/synthetic blend, and a couple unknown synthetic scraps; Reclaimed from secondhand garments, a sheet from my childhood, a bandana I wore from ages ~11-21, a napkin from a home shared with trans friends (originally belonged to a friend’s grandmother!), and some scraps from a professor’s stash which were originally for an abolitionist quilt project with some trans peers; Machine sewn

Description

I chose an inset circle block to evoke a portal, because that’s what gender expansiveness has felt like to me :)

Visual description

Navy with a circle in the middle, bandana fabric, and velvet

Date

2023

Dimensions

12.5x12.5

Rights

The Euphoria Quilt

Identifier

TEQ-2024-01-118