An IKEA curtain hemmed by the artist’s mother, a vintage curtain thrifted by the artist’s mother, cotton thread, batting, and backing fabric

Hand embroidered and hand quilted

2017

56 x 38”

I made this quilt as I was processing the 2016 election. You can follow this link to read and listen to more about the quilt:

http://threadsofresistance.blogspot.com/2017/07/theres-something-between-us-by-heidi.html

Exhibitions: Heidi Parkes: Soft Magic, Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts, Cedarburg, WI (2025)
Heidi Parkes: Reuse, Reflection, and Storytelling in Cloth, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI (2023)QuiltCon presented by the Modern Quilt Guild, Nashville, TN (2019)
Threads of Resistance, traveling exhibition in 12 locations, beginning at the New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA (2017)

Awards: 1st Place in Handwork, QuiltCon, Nashville, TN (2020)

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