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Quilt of Belonging
The Invitation Project

By Bryan, Esther

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ISBN: 1550464353 Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd Published: Feb 4 2006 Pages: 296 Weight: 3.05lbs. Height: 10.75" Width: 9.00" Depth: 1.00" Language: English

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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 celebrat...

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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 shellsLithuanian amberBobbin laceA brooch from PolandEnglish woolKente cloth from GhanaPorcupine quills, rabbit fur, sealskin, and smoked caribou hide200-year-old German linenWorry 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.