A Dream Realized – Barack Obama
Carol Beck of Durham, NC shared this beautiful quilt with us last week. Carol was on of just 44 master quilters selected to make a quilt for Barack Obama’s inauguration and the quilt was the only quilt selected from North Carolina. The quilt is part of a Historical Society of Washington, D.C. exhibit, “Quilts for Obama: Celebrating the Inauguration of our 44th President”. The exhibit will travel throught the US after the inauguration, so maybe you will get a chance to see it in person. We are so proud of Carol on this great accomplishment, thank you Carol for sharing with us!
Carol with A Dream Realized
Inscription on back of A Dream Realized
Tags: 44th president, Barack Obama, Carol Beck, Historical Society of Washington DC, inauguration, quilt
January 12th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Beautiful Quilt!! Barack Obama being our new president is a dream for many of us who voted. I hope the quilt event will be in a book for those of us who are not there in person. Enjoy every minute!
January 14th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Thank you for sharing that wonderful quilt!
Have you seen this one?
http://www.carynews.com/front/story/11378.html
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:29 am
Carol spoke to Bernina Club last year. She does a lot of research on her quilts and uses all kinds of techniques to achieve her vision. She is a very interesting person.
March 14th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
I’m a new quilter but have sewn and knitted all my life, so this is a new venue. In researching quilts someone dear to me suggested I see your quilt.
Having campainged very deligently in Greenville, NC for our President, I am delighted to see something beyond words to tell him we are so happy he is our new leader.
I am a creative writer and photographer, but I am first a very tactile person. To write I have to hold pen and paper to “feel” what I write. To photo shoot I have to touch the object I’m shooting (or the area near it). When I play piano I have to move my hands over the keys before I play.
I even touch food I’m about to prepare with something close to adoration.
So you see, rediscovering creative sewing is a new and beautiful world to me now that I have a bit of time with my children grown. (This was all spawned by sewing blankets for MY baby having her first baby.)
I’m from a family of fabric women. Once, recently, I took down a quilt my grandmother made during the Great Depression, and putting it on the bed, my 84 year old mother exclaimed with pure joy. pointing to scraps sewn here and there in the simple pattern, “Oh, there is my dress. My favorite dress. The only one I recall from childhood!” What a story the quilt was whispering to me after she went home.
I live in Greenville, NC. Please tell me when you’ll be discussing this or other quilts you’ve made with groups. I’d like to attend.
Thank you for representing NC with your gift of a beautiful quilt for our president. It’s stunningly powerful and amazingly beautiful with a strong kind of lovliness.
All best to you in your future quilting. Hope to hear you speak someday.
BMB
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:09 pm
Absolutely lovely. I am a fan of Pres. Obama, He has so much on his plate and people expect it to be done yesterday. Bless you dear lady for your contribution.