North Jersey Modern Quilt Guild Livingston, New Jersey, United States
I often use the quilting process to reflect on thoughts and memories that are uncomfortable and recontextualize them in a literally softer way. While healing trauma with a therapist, I used this quilt as a soothing tool, thinking about wrapping it around my younger self to comfort her. When there was a gap in the quilting that felt significant, I filled it with a bolder thread that represents the painful work of healing, holding myself together, and moving on.
