I'm over the moon and my head is spinning. Today I was notified that my art quilt "My Mother, Margaret Heatwole" is accepted into the exhibit "The Power of Women" for the Houston Quilt Show this November. It measures 24"X72." I posted a few pictures on a recent post HERE.
Detail
This picture didn't make it into the quilt. It depicts Father & Mother at their fabric store, 'The ClothesLine' where they sold Bernina sewing machines. Both Mother & Father were Bernina mechanics.
I couldn't find a picture of Mother with her school bus; but she drove for Rockingham County Schools for over 20 years.
This is the picture of Mother when she was 11 years old that I used to make the large outline of her. She is posing with her Daddy & Mother, William & Mary Wenger and her only sister Aunt Elizabeth in the very bottom right picture on the quilt.
Snapshots capture moments in time, and when stitched
together, reveal a life of quiet determination built upon the solid foundations
of faith and family. “My Mother, Margaret Heatwole” celebrates 93 years of
adventure, from milking cows to flying in her son’s homebuilt airplane. The
outline figure over the collage is from a photo of 11-year-old Margaret with
her parents, before her father was killed in a tragic logging accident. This heartbreaking
lesson about life’s brevity and the importance of making the most of every
opportunity shaped Margaret’s choices for the rest of her life. She and her
husband, Oren, spent their lives instilling in their children the importance of
family. They raised seven daughters and one son on a tight budget. To
supplement the family’s income, Mother embarked on an artistic career, painting
and selling landscapes of the familiar Virginia countryside. While she
diligently taught important life skills to her children, including sewing,
gardening, reading, food preservation, and frugality, she also sparked their
future passions. Two of her daughters are nationally recognized fiber artists
and quilters. In the words of King Lemuel, writer of Proverbs 31: “Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he
praises her: Many women do noble things, but you surpass them
all. … a woman who fears the Lord is to be
praised. Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her
praise at the city gate.” Julia Graber created this quilt by scanning
photos, applying a filter in a photo editing software to create a united color
palette, and printing the images onto cotton fabric.
Parting Shot -- another picture that didn't make it into the quilt.
Can you believe this is Mother & Father? ............. It is.
