Blanket Stories: Textile Society, R.R. Stewart, Ancient One

A site-specific installation for the United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan

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Gabrielle Lundy
Seattle, WA

I created this “out of Africa” themed coverlet from a sarong my sister in law from NYC bought on a trip to Capri, Italy. I decided to repurpose it into bedding vs. wearing it a few times a year.

I found some satin fabric to back it with and used another “retired” quilt as the filler. My hands are quite arthritic, so I just used hand ties with embroidery thread to bind it together.

It looked pretty and provided warmth while on the couch I had for 20 years. I was delighted with the chance to donate my blanket to Marie for her awesome project in Pakistan.