jeudi 30 octobre 2014

Bloggers Quilt Festival

Souvenir de grève étudiante / Students on Strike

Participation pour la première fois au Bloggers Quilt Festival.  Entrée dans la catégorie "moderne".

First time entry in Bloggers Quilt Festival.  Entry in the "modern" category.

Courtepointe moderne et historique / Modern and historical Quilt

Cette courtepointe a un look moderne mais illustre un pan de l'histoire du Québec. Au printemps 2012, le gouvernement a annoncé une augmentation des frais de scolarité à l'université.  Les frais de scolarité au Québec sont historiquement parmi les plus bas en Amérique du Nord.  Pour dénoncer cette augmentation, les étudiants ont envahi les rues de Montréal pendant plusieurs mois, forçant l'annulation des cours dans plusieurs facultés.  Cet événement a été appelé le "printemps érable", en référence au "printemps arabe".

Les opposants à la réforme portaient un carré rouge.  Les partisans de la réforme, moins visible, portaient des carrés vert.  Mon cousin était président d'une association étudiante opposée à la réforme à cette époque. Et les opposants ont gagné, le gouvernement a reculé.

Voir article Wikipedia.

 J'ai donc eu le goût de repousser mes propres limites et de créer cette courtepointe moderne pour lui, qui adore le noir et les trucs gothiques.

Voir l'article original ici.



This quilt has a modern look but shows a part of the history of Quebec.  In 2012 spring, the government announced a raise of tuition at the University.  Tuition in Quebec are historically among the lower in North America.  To denounce this raise, students took to the streets of Montreal during several months, forcing cancellation of classes in several faculties.  This event was named "printemps érable" (Maple Spring, as Maple is the emblem of Canada), in reference to the "Arab spring".

Opponents to the raise were wearing a red square.  Partisans, less visible, were wearing a green square.  My cousin was president of a students association opposed to the raise at that time.  Opponents win, the government stepped back.

See Wikipedia article (in French).

So I took the chance to try something completely different for me and I made this quilt for him, who loves black and gothic things.

See origial post here.



Stats

Taille / Size: 56" x 72"
Tissu / Fabric: tissus unis seulement / only solids fabric

Premier essai de piquage libre de cette ampleur.

First try at free motion quilting on such a large scale.


4 commentaires:

  1. I love quilts that make a statement. I remember the student protests very well and they were top of the news right across Canada. This is such an original quilt and quilting you've done is fabulous. Good luck with this entry! I'll be voting tomorrow for sure!

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    1. Thank you. I remembered the protest very well. My cousin had a tough time during that period, not all students were thinking the same way. I have always admired historical quilts for the story they told. This one is about a contemporary event, so it's an ununsual way to documented it. And don't think there will be another quilt to document that event.

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    1. Thank you. It's far from a Baltimore album quilt about the Civil War.

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