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“Toward 2050” Quilt Top Done

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This post is a quick follow up to the “Toward 2050” – Volunteering to Make A Quilt Top .

After seeing the Toward 2050 exhibit and walking the labyrinth at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona in February, I knew I wanted to contribute to the project in someway and ended up volunteering to sew one of the “blankets” (what they were calling the quilts, ouch) to be made from 30 of the flags that people around the world created inspired by their feelings on Climate Change.

So I turned this pile of 30 – 9 1/2″ by 9 1/2″ flags:

Into this quilt top per the detailed instructions provided:

It was challenging as the flags were really more individual art pieces and likely not originally created to be incorporated together into one piece*.

I ran into issues of trying to sew through very thick materials; and dealing with flag original construction and design issues such as sections within a flag not fully stitched together.

*I am not sure if the original participants knew their flags would become “quilt blocks”:

But I got it done (and so appreciated sharing my challenges with my friend W who was also working on piecing a different set of 30 flags) and will mail to the Toward 2050 project team tomorrow for them to send it on to their volunteer longarm machine quilters to finish.

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26 thoughts on ““Toward 2050” Quilt Top Done”

  7. After scrutinizing your photos and seeing the extreme thicknesses juxtaposed with the more ‘normal’ thicknesses of fabric flags…all I can say is: Whew – at least there weren’t any floaty-chiffon-lacey flags in your pile to incorporate into this piece! Gorgeous – and who better to do such a professional artistic job than yourself. I’m not convinced the organizers of the ‘blanket sewers’ realize the level of expertise required for their vision…big clue: calling quilts, blankets. Aside from the cuteness of that, I think you’re right – the flag makers may not have known they’d be used in such a manner. Fantastic finish – and speedy, too!

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  10. That’s a fabulous, and worthwhile, project to be part of, Tierney, and you have nailed it! I love the the variety of the flags. Maybe the most arresting is the solid blue one with the tonal white embroidery/material, but it must be fascinating to look at the detail in all of them.

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  12. This looks like such a beautiful project and you have pulled all those pieces together beautifully. What a challenge to decide the positioning of these blocks.

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