This quilt was made for my elder son who took a gap year after university and visited as many places as possible during that time.While he was away I “nagged”him to send me back fabrics from the places he was visiting and when he came back I made the quilt with the various pieces.The quilt features;cotton and braid from India,silks from Thailand,Aborigine cave painting prints from Australia,cotton fabric from America and beads from Nepal, and although it is not a true reflection of all the places he visited it was certainly enough to form a quilt.
The tassels are made from Mexican Worry Dolls.
The back of the quilt is covered in fabric, tea-dyed labels showing the different countries he had visited,which made it a permanent memento of his travels. The fabrics sent home also form the flying geese pattern around the outside edge.
“Robert’s Gap Year” was made in 2003.
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