Block #74

Creator

Stephanie Garis

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Creator demographics

45; Cisgender woman; White; Bisexual; Polyamorous

Materials and construction

Quilting cotton, cotton thread; Designed by Libs Elliott, parent to a trans kid.; Machine-sewn

Description from maker

I picked improv piecing because I believe letting the block "tell" me what it wanted to become was consistent with the gender and identity journeys that are so vital to life.; I read over them quickly several days before but I didn't have them top of mind. I was glad to have a jumping off point. ; I wanted to make sure that any fabric I used was from a creator/designer who was clearly, openly, proudly in support of the gender affirmation which is why I decided on Libs.; I am the partner to a genderqueer person who is using this mid-life portion of her time to finally discover how that is true and how she'd like that to show up. She's comfortable with her AFAB pronouns but her presentation and such are evolving as she is finally safe to explore. It was important to me to participate because she's also a quilter, she's not able to participate on her own right now, and because I love this community.

Visual description

black and white fabric side, purple star and speckled

Date

2023

Dimensions

6.5x6.5

Rights

The Euphoria Quilt

Identifier

TEQ-2024-01-74