I just finished these wonderful marbled Cherokee Syllabary strips. Each strip is 45 inches long. Starting with a plain white cotton, I use soy wax batik to creat a resis, and then practice my Cherokee syllables along with the pronunciation. Long ago, young girls would learn to embroider by creating an alphabet sampler in satin stitch or cross-stitch. I've employed the same learning tool to help my ability to read the Cherokee language.
At present, this is not yet a quilt top. I was just so excited about the pop-art effect that I had to share it. The calico between hand-dyed strips gives a 3-D depth effect. This one will be a corker to sew, if those starry little dots don't hold still!
This top will be $100 as a top only, in the bed size of your choice. Or it will be $450 fully finished with custom machine quilting, several options for loft and batting content, a choice of stiff like those nice quilts our grandmothers had which lay beautifully or puffy like a comforter, and any cotton backing that you fancy. This quilt would make a wonderful "Going Away To College" quilt for some special Cherokee student who needs the hug of home while out there in the big old world. So if you have a May graduation gift to choose, contact me at ktibbits@lrec.org for details. Yes, you can make payments.
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