63 Suffragist of Color

 

63 Suffragist of Color by Patricia C. Coleman

I’m sure that you have heard it said by others for any number of reasons that a project took them places never imagined.

It was doing a random web search on quilting I came across the Bloomington Quilters Guild’s posting about a suffrage quilt exhibit call. My interest was sparked and immediately began considering ideas which led to a bit of reflecting back to my youth visiting the Frederick Douglass museum with my identical twin brothers as a safe place for us to explore. I knew immediately that I wanted to create something that would bring greater awareness of suffragist of color. I wanted to feature Indiana people.

When I say the exhibit call, I was just at the beginning design stage for two lap sized quilts. I really wondered if I had time to add on another quilt project. I decided to make a quilt but it couldn’t get in the way of me compleating the two in process. As I worked on the animal and dinosaur quilts I dove in to researching suffragist.. I spent many hours each day seeking suffragist. As the lap quilts progressed, I began focusing on a decision to use a fabric tessellation pleating as my foundation surface for images. Why? I love fabric tessellations and may put some sort of pleat into future quilts.. As the animal quilt and dinosaur quilt came to completion, it was necessary for me to decide which surface or face of the pleated tesselation I would applque upon. Every tessellation has two distinct surface designs. I pleated a few samples while determining my approach to pleating my fabric.  I finally decided on this pleating.  I plan to auction off a few of the samples made during my process of choosing.  Look for any auction posted to my Instagram.

This being the anniversary year of women gaining the right to vote, I found an abundance of web resources ranging from historical blogs to state blogs offering information on suffragist, including the fact that women of color did not receive the right to vote at the time the amendment passed.

Searching for suffragists of color, I began in Indiana where I learned quickly that this would be challenging because Indiana passed prohibitive legislation regarding african/black persons prohibiting them from moving into Indiana and requiring substantial sums of money from those blacks choosing to remain.

For many hours over many months, I searched out images for suffragist of color; Black, Native American, Asian, Hispanic. Through all of this research, I imagined that I would have 54 Women Suffragists of Color selected for my quilt, in the end I celebrate 63 of the many women who have worked for voter rights.

I missed the deadline for the quilt call. I decided to complete the quilt. Im very pleased to say that the Grunwald Gallery of IU’s Eskanazi Museum has invited the quilt to feature in an exhibit from February 9^th to March 12^th, 2021.

 

I am considering an ebook.  Time will see what happens.

May we take care of ourselves and one another during this great transformative time.  May all voices for peace, justice, love and equality be heard, appreciated and respected.  We are all here together and I believe that together we can stand strong as a human species.  

 

Much love to all, may we hold love and light before us,

Patricia

Quilter's Comfort's Spoonflower Fabrics - 2 - January 26, 2020

Sharing my Spoonflower fabrics and a little of me.
Quilter's Comfort's Spoonflower Fabric 2

 Gathering of Crows Celebration C

Greetings in 2020!

I imagine that your lives are as full and layered as most of the people I know, even if we don’t yet have our jet packs! 

Yes! I am excited to live into this year and hope it really is 2020 clarity for me and you!

We do live in amazing times, and I am happy that the natural world is a large part of that even if I recently learned of the removal of nature words from the Oxford Children’s Dictionary (a few years past)! Among the many words removed were dandelion, hazelnut, spinach, poplar, otter, raven and doe. I hope that they find their way back into future children’s dictionaries.

I am fortunate to be living among the trees, and for the really fine heart friends, family, and connections that accompany me on this journey. 

Gratitude always, and love!

2020 UPDATES

I am really pleased to share my designs through my studio on Spoonflower!  There you can choose from my developing collection of designs based on my artwork. Many of you know that I have been exploring suface design of fabric since the late 1970's!  I am amazed at how much time has past and the arts and artist I have met,  and now after so many years, I am really applying some of my college learned design skills! 

Folded Abstract B is from a folded painting and now on Spoonflower

available as finished products, pillows, table cloths, wallpapers,

 bedding and other items.  I love the quality and feel of the petal

Signature Cotton fabric I have printed on so far.  I am eager

to explore some of the other fabric choices, but first

 to create something with my new beauties!

Folded Abstract B

Red Hearts

Golden Tower B

  

I am (as usual) excitedly developing my design collections to enjoy and be enjoyed!

This is a broader look at where things are with me and quilterscomfort.

1. Teas are available on the menu at the Runcible Spoon.

2. Wholesale for teas and L.A.O. Seasonings is available.  Nightshade Free!

3. Fabric Design in quilterscomfort Design Studio!

Visit quilterscomfort_ design shop on Spoonflower.com.

4. Turtle Dome progresses – the septic system is now installed.

5. Hart Rock still exist at https://quilterscomfort.com/hartrock.htm

6. I have been on Instagram for about a year as:

https://www.instagram.com/patriciaccolemanart

https://www.instagram.com/localfoodbloomington

https://www.instagram.com/quilterscomfort

Quilter’s Comfort Blog will turn toward fabric design, pleating, and quiltmaking projects.

https://quilterscomfort.blogspot.com

If you have a professional interest in design for clothing, interior design, fiber arts or quilting, etc., please check out my fabrics! Licensing is available. Custom design projects may be considered.

Local Food Bloomington will continue to turn its focus toward the home table, food security resources, and all changes to the website will be reflective of that.

https://localfoodbloomington.blogspot.com

The domain name Indiana Holistic Health Network is for sale.

May our individual and collective thoughts, words and actions reflect loving, connecting energy patterns into our world.

Thank you for sharing the journey,

Patricia 

Mango Tart Fruit Flight

 

Here is the recipe for Mango Tart Fruit Flight Jam I posted recently to @localfoodbloomington on Instagram.  The picture above shows the jam on French Toast made using one of the Ezekial Breads, local eggs and half and half (I was out of my usual Almond or Coconut milks).  I don't recall whichEzekial bread, maybe sesame  with fresh organic blueberries!  

A couple of days ago after experiencing a 100% buckwheat pancake at a friends, I decided to experiment at home to see if I too could have fluffy buckwheat pancakes without the addition of any wheat flours.  I mixed up a batch of organic buckwheat blueberry pancakes using a blend of  organic buckwheat with some brown rice, rye flours, a few tablespoons of my sourdough starter, and the blueberries.  I added a little cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, ginger, and coriander into the mixture to add  additional subtle flavors. 

I topped the pancakes with  organic butter and three different Quilter's Comfort/Grandma jam/jellies.  A smear of Papaya Butter maded with local honey(you know that even using different local honeys will give slightly different taste), Red Bud Flower Jelly and Mango Tart Fruit Flight Jam!  Oh my!  Try something like this!  Flavor to flavor to flavor, really switches things up just a little bit.  I really enjoyed the additional playfulness with my food. 

I made one of the blueberry buckwheat pancakes and cooked until mostly done.  Plated it, cooled, covered and transported to a friend who refrigerated it over night, heated it for breakfast.  I received a note saying "I made organic blueberry syrup for pancake & added fresh strawberries.  Oh my gosh!  Delicious!  Thank you so much!"  I had Mango Tart Fruit Flight jam for her, but forgot to leave it.

Mango Tart Fruit Flight

-1 bottle of Bell's Larry's Passion Fruit Flight

-2 limes (organic) for their juice

-1 cup filtered water (steep herbs in heated water)

-6 teaspoons of Quilter's Chamomile  HipHop (it adds a additional depth for your mouth to explore)

-a pinch of organic rose petals

-1 fresh mango (peeled and cut unto small chunks)\

-3 cups of  sugar (organic)

-2/3 cups pectin (I think that may be about 2 boxes) 

Follow the Instructions for  jam making  inside the pectin box or from a favored recipe book.

Makes aproximalely 12 - 4 oz canning jars plus 

There is but one thing that I would do differently, if that; it would be to use honey in the making.  

If I have the opportunity, next spring, I will make a new small batch and test out the honey idea.

Life is a mystery, and you never know what adventures lay before you!

In my experience, and I have been making beer jellies/jams almost ten years; you have to tweak every beer recipe.  Yes, tweak beer by beer to find just the right ingredient balance of flavors.  Each beer has its only story, and you only have a glimpse of it based on the senses you bring to your tasting.

Allow your life to take flight!  

Enjoy and find love in the moment!  

It is really important!  

More than a few often heard words. 

Now is it!  

Make the recipe.  Use my recipe

and add your own tilt of wing!

Venture to new places!

Recipes can be wings, taking you to new places.  

Find recipes you like and fly!  

Thank you for reading.  If you make this leave a comment here or at @quilterscomfort or  @localfoodbloomington

Hops an Herb for Teas, Beer, Jelly, Sauces and More!

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Grandma's Homemade Italian (like) Sausage - Nightshade Free

Blueberry Lemon Whole Wheat Sourdough Pound Cake with Rose Petals

I picked up my copy of  The New York Times Natural Foods Cookbook by Jean Hewitt at some point in the late 1970's while living in Tucson, Arizona.  It joined the shelf beside a little bread book from a Safeway store checkout display, and the first cookbook I had purchased after moving away from home, Betty Crocker.  That was in 1974.   Here it is 2019, and I am still baking my favorite cake recipe from the Natural Foods Cookbook, Whole Wheat Poundcake.  Through the years, I have played with this recipe, often adding different inclusions like nuts, chips, seeds, homemade jams and jellies, chocolate chips, carob chips and using a variety of grains (this one has brown rice flour and buckwheat).  


Organic Blueberry Lemon Whole Wheat Sourdough with Rose Petals is my latest bit of play with this recipe.  For this experiment I included my wholegrain sourdoughstarter (whole wheat, brown rice, buckwheat and rye) in making a half batch of the recipe.  In this half recipe, I used 2 eggs, ½ cup of sourdough starter, ¾ cup almond milk, 1 tablespoon of rose petal sugar, (organic cane sugar with organic red rose petals – these have been infused for more than a year so the sugar is very full of the rose scent), 1 table spoon Chia seed and 1 tablespoon of crushed red rose petals. Using two baby bundt pans, I filled each with half of a regular quantity of batter and 2 mini bundt pans filled as I normally would. Each of these was cut horizontally and spread with Quilter’s Comfort’s Blueberry Lemon Jam. The mini bundt had their holes filled with the jam. Icing was made using cream cheese blended with the Blueberry Lemon jam and liberally applied. The jam was very chunky with blueberries, so the icing is pretty fruity lumpy. Yum. 

This cake may appear dense looking, but it is light and melts in the mouth!  Because I am playing with the inclusions, the next time I bake this, I will reduce the almond milk, leave out the chia, and as usual change up on the jellies. Perhaps next time, I will use Quilter’s Comfort’s Rosehip Cranberry Jam, or really go out there with a Mango Rose Chutney! I will make these changes and watch how they are reflected in the whole grain texture. 

Note:  Please only use organic roses in cooking to avoid pesticide poisoning.

Enjoy my twist on the poundcake with a steaming cup of Quilter’s Comfort’s I LOVE Me tea! May these teas hold the intention to support your self love in healthy ways. May the vibrational intention of I LOVE Me be with you in every sip! 

Much love in all,

Patricia

FREE FIRE CIDER FROM PATENT

From Rosemary-
Hi Friends,
It’s winter and definitely time for Trademark Free Fire Cider! This years flu season has been setting records! Make sure to get your Trademark Free Fire Cider brewing!  Its one of the best tonics to keep you healthy during the winter months and to ‘keep the bugs at bay’.   And while you’re at it, try this great recipe for Trademark Free Fire Cider from Mountain Rose and my Fire Cider chutney (see recipes below).  We’re hoping the Pirates won’t try to trademark these recipes as well!

 Unfortunately, the issue surrounding Fire Cider’s trademark continues and the law suit that Shire City served to the ‘Fire Cider Three’ ~ is ongoing.

 We continue to need your support in helping us win this case!  We are waiting to hear our trial date! We do have costs surrounding this! Please consider donating to these costs. You can help support the Free Fire Cider campaign in many ways!
~Donate to the trial costs! 
~Make your own Trademark Free Fire Cider!
~Teach a Trademark Free Fire Cider class!
~Don’t buy pirated herbal products (the brand with the pirate on the label)!
~Ask your local stores not to carry trademarked Fire Cider!
Thankfully,  many stores have opted to stop selling trademarked Fire Cider.  Stores who have continued to sell  the Shire City Brand usually state that they want their costumers to have the freedom of choice, but there’s NO choice when there’s only one brand allowed to be sold.  Thanks to Park Slope Co-op in NYC for supporting the boycott!  TO - Rosemary's FREE FIRE CIDER web.

Fast Turtle, Update

 Regardless of what I say, I am always going to have a wonky presentation here.  I'd thought I would have published the Tasty Little Nightshades Article.  As they say life happens, not to mention life happens to tech and I think that as I write this, I've just completed a boomarang move in hosting services .  Updates for the Quilter's Comfort website for the New Year, are now being published.  Because of the amount of time working with cyberspace, it has prevented work in the real world, such as packaging of my products.  




*Quilter's Comfort is active on Instagram @quilterscomfort, https://instagram.com/quilterscomfort 
 I enjoy the pace of this social media platform and the new "friends" I am making.    I am also on Instagram @patriciaccolemanart, https://instagram.com/patriciaccolemanart.  Visit me there to see a few pictures and Quilter's Comfort's IGTV.

*The Tasty Little Nightshades Poster is Available for order.

* I will get the nightshade article here asap.  Thanks for your patience!






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