9281 - Secret Hugs and Kisses

Ellen White
Saint Augustine, FL USA

Width: 7" Length: 9.5"

Designer: Original design

Materials/Techniques: Machine pieced and quilted with a fused binding. I used bleach to discharge images of X and O to represent hugs and kisses.

Artist Statement: I used bleach discharge on self-hand-dyed fabric to make the hugs and kisses (XOXO) represent my parents fading away as Alzheimer's took away their ability to give us, their kids, hugs and kisses.
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Dedication: To Opal M Eiford and C. Ray Eiford, my parents, who both died of Alzheimer's disease.

This quilt has Fast Finish Triangles.

This quilt earned $35 for the AAQI.