- Paperback: 296 pages
- Publisher: Boston Mills Press (May 18 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1550464353
- ISBN-13: 978-1550464351
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 22.4 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #100 in Books > Arts & Photography > Design & Decorative Arts > Textile & Costume
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Stunning book... one page is devoted to each block and contains a large photo of the piece. (The Quilter 200605)
Esther Bryan's passion for cultural diversity is remarkable and moving. Not to be missed! (Quiltmaker 20051218)
An absolutely gorgeous book... The pictures are gorgeous, rich in color and cultural identity... interesting and sometimes inspiring. (Gail McAulay Winnipeg Free Press 20090913)
The book is just incredible... The techniques are spectacularly diverse and masterfully executed. It is dazzling! ... What a treasure! (Noreen Crone-Findlay www.blisstree.com )
Esther Bryan's passion for cultural diversity is remarkable and moving. Not to be missed! (Quiltmaker 20051218)
An absolutely gorgeous book... The pictures are gorgeous, rich in color and cultural identity... interesting and sometimes inspiring. (Gail McAulay Winnipeg Free Press 20090913)
The book is just incredible... The techniques are spectacularly diverse and masterfully executed. It is dazzling! ... What a treasure! (Noreen Crone-Findlay www.blisstree.com )
Book Description
A cultural milestone.
Canada is home to immigrants from every nation in the world. Quilting artist Esther Bryan wanted to celebrate this fact, to promote a sense of greater belonging among these diverse groups. A quilt would be a collaborative, community-based project to celebrate cultural diversity.
Each cultural group contributed one 11-inch square pieced into a giant quilt named the Quilt of Belonging. The quilt is approximately 120 feet long by 10 feet high (36 m by 3.5 m). It consists of 263 squares representing 71 Aboriginal groups and 192 immigrant nationalities found in Canada.
The quilt includes fabric that has been appliqued, beaded, cross-stitched, embroidered, and hand-woven. The many cultural decorations include:
- Abalone shells
- Lithuanian amber
- Bobbin lace
- A brooch from Poland
- English wool
- Kente cloth from Ghana
- Porcupine quills, rabbit fur, sealskin, and smoked caribou hide
- 200-year-old German linen
- Worry dolls from Guatemala.
The Quilt of Belonging will be exhibited in spring 2005 with an opening show at Canada's Museum of Civilization and then will become part of a traveling exhibit of stitches and stories that visits museums and community centers throughout Canada and beyond.
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The journey of making Invitation: The Quilt of Belonging began unexpectedly in the summer of 1994. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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This review is from: Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project (Paperback)
This is an amazing book not only for quilters but to learn about the various cultures across Canada. It is a book that is great to read a bit at a time and go back and reread the various stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Incredible Quilt Project is Testimony to the Power of Having a Deam,
By Martha Sielman "artquiltbooks" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project (Paperback)
This book is a testament to the importance of textiles and the power of dreams. In 1994, Esther Bryan (who is not a quilter) went to Slovakia with her father who was returning to the village where he grew up for the first time since WWII. This trip profoundly affected her art, and she created an exhibition entitled "Return" made up of the stories and of the textiles that she and her father were given while they were there. The response to her exhibit by other immigrant families led her to realize the universal nature of her family's story, and she conceived of the Quilt of Belonging as a way to express her concept that every person is "an equally valued part of the tapestry of life." I had the privilege of seeing this 10 foot tall by 120 foot long quilt at the International Quilt Festival in Houston last year, and it was both incredibly beautiful and incredibly moving. Containing 263 squares representing 71 aboriginal groups and the 192 nations of the world, this quilt contains an incredible parade of textile gifts. The book describes the story of the making of the Quilt of Belonging, completely through volunteer efforts, and then devotes a page to each of the squares, telling the story of the maker of each one and the symbolism of the textile techniques that were used to represent that nation's people. It is an amazing project. Sales of the book support the travels of the Quilt so that more people can experience it in person.
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Heart touching beauty,
By Catherine A. Lavoie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project (Paperback)
I had the joy of seeing this 120-foot long quilt in Houston last week and I got to meet and speak with the artist/author. I bought the book. The book is wonderful. The story of how this project began and the many amazing things that happened along the way will touch your heart. The idea that we all come from some place and that place is deserving of honor is expressed in quiet dignity within each block of the quilt. In the book you see the faces of the people who created the quilt. Just Wonderful.Catherine 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Quilt of Belonging: The Invitation Project,
By Mccswan - Published on Amazon.com
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I saw this actual quilt at the Houston Internation Quilt Show. When you see it you can't possibly read all the stuff on each peace, so I was really glad to find out that I could purchase this book through Amazon. It was also less costly and I did not have to carry it back all the way from Houston. I also bought this book for my mother.
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