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Tropical Plaits and Butterflies. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3S75K2G
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Tropical Plaits and Butterflies. 2011. RUcore: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3S75K2G

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TitleTropical Plaits and Butterflies
NameJacobs, Peter (Photographer), Gikandi, Juandamarie (Creator), Montclair History Center, Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild
Date Created2011
SubjectAfrican descent, Female, African descent, Female, African descent, Female, African descent, Female, Traditional Design Variation, French Braid Quilt, Machine Pieces, Machine Quilted, Long Arm Machine, Commercial Indonesian batiks, Quilter's dream Supreme 100% cotton batting, United States, New Jersey, Mercer, Princeton (N.J.)
DescriptionIn 2010 my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer and in early 2011 I began commuting regularly to Florida to assist him. This quilt began as a project to while away the evening hours I spent in the hospital room. I remember packing two beautiful Hoffman Mango Margarita pre-cut jelly rolls, quilt ruler, portable cutting board and rotary cutter in my luggage to take to Florida with me. Each evening I sat in dad's wobbly leather armchair and cut the fabric into smaller strips. The plaits aka. French braids or cornrows I often wore my hair in inspired me to make a French braid quilt. Working with the beautiful tropical colors of the fabrics gave me joy during a very stressful time. My father passed away April 23, 2011 and I finished cutting the pieces for this quilt the same day. When I returned home to NJ I began sewing the strips in long braids. Initially I was going to create a piece with long braids and sashing between the vertical rows but I liked the way the richness of the liquorice batik framed the bright colors and decided to use it to embrace the smaller blocks of braids. I love butterflies, thus the butterfly border.
Genrequilts
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3S75K2G
CollectionCommon Heritage: Uncommon Quilts
Organization NameMontclair History Center
RightsIn Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-NC/1.0/
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