Pieces of America Potholder Quilt(s)
When I was between the ages of 11 and 14, I made a Potholder Quilt. Recently I was able to buy it back, it having been lost in a move many years ago. Each of the squares of this quilt meant something to me: one is my grandmother's house, one is a Howard Johnson's Ice Cream Parlor, and one is all of the Barbies I took everywhere with me. My quilt is made up of Pieces of America.
When I received the Quilt back, it smelled just like the "wayback" of our 1957 (or 60) Chevy Station Wagon, my dog Polly, and someone else's loving cedar chest. My pieces of America had been kept safe for me.
I now want to pass that along to Veteran's and am planning future quilts as potholder quilts. I had looked into this before, but potholders are no longer inexpensive, and many potholders are "designer" or "artist" potholders. I have now found a source for fairly inexpensive potholder loops, Dick Blick Art Supplies, a company I have purchased from as a Fine Artist for over 27 years.
Originally I had found that a potholder quilt would cost about 356.00 for the loops. Using Blick's loops, and purchasing enough at a time to get free shipping, I am able to reduce that cost to 165.00 per quilt.
Below is a picture of my quilt:
I have PTSD, and many of the images I have "seen" in my mind since my car accident have been my quilt. I wasn't able to verbalize this when my quilt first arrived, which I believe is due to my PTSD. I do have two videos up about this quilt:
I will be setting up a GoFundMe page that will ask for donations totalling 165.00 per quilt for a Pieces of America quilt for a United States Veteran. Each square is really an "acre", a home, a piece of land in America. I will post the GoFundMe link here when I have that set up. I am on a limited income, and all assistance and donations for honoring our Veterans is appreciated.
GoFundMe $495.00 Campaign for Three Pieces of America Potholder Quilts for three homeless Veterans.
