6 mini quilts

I like to think of my work as improvisation repurposing. An homage to resourcefulness. A practice of “using what you have to make what you need”.... (or want).

I collect the salvageable scraps of tired old things, and allow their odd shapes and sizes to guide me in each project. In making these mini quilts I was able to utilize some of my tiniest pieces. The pillows are stuffed with loose threads and fabric trimmings.

Making quilts in this ‘no-rules’ manner (using repurposed materials, improvisational patchworking, freehand quilting, imperfect edges) is both an ode to the common sense and frugality from which quiltmaking was born, as well as a subtle protest of new materials and fancy tools that I can not afford, and that I find far less interesting.

But no matter how a quilt is made, it is almost always embedded with history and sentiment. To me, it signifies comfort and an opportunity for repose. The miniature scale is intrinsically nostalgic and fantastical. It is a representation of reverie, and suggests a world imagined rather than lived. Perhaps one in which we consume less and enjoy more.