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Sisterhood from Sew Preeti Quilts

I used the International Sister Quilt Block to make the Rainbow Scrap Challenge blocks in 2019.

Ladies in Red

It was a year of ups and downs.

Feeling (Dark) Blue

You sent me hugs when I was feeling blue.

Light Blue

Women of Color

You celebrated with Women of Color.

It is Easy being Green

And you were with me when the sisters went to the dark side.

To the Dark Side

I shared new blocks month after month.

Shining Sisters

The Sisters were received with so much joy, it warmed my heart.

Passionately Purple

The Rainbow Scrap Challenge of ...

added by Preeti 4 years, 2 months ago. under eji , equal justice initiative , giveaway , human rights , international sister quilt block , julia tutwiler women's prison , pieced backing , prison reform , rainbow scrap challenge , rsc 2019 , scrappy , sisterhood

Tony Ray from Sew Preeti Quilts

I have a new finish - Tony Ray.

A new finish!!!

The purpose was to utilize 4-patch blocks and make a Mercyful Quilt.
The inspiration is Anthony Ray Hinton.

Fabric Pull

Star Legs

The framework

One by One

Building up

Anthony Ray Hinton spent almost 30 years of his life on death row for a crime that he did not commit. After his release, he was asked in an interview - "I don't sense any bitterness. Why is that?" Anthony Ray Hinton replied, "Bitterness kills the soul. They took away my thirties, my forties and my fifties but they cannot take ...

added by Preeti 4 years, 3 months ago. under anthony ray hinton , bed quilt , bryan stevenson , eji , equal justice initiative , just mercy , mercyful quilts , racial justice , rsc2020 , star quilt , systemic racism , tony ray , unisex quilt , walking foot

Colors of Change from Sew Preeti Quilts

Ever since Angela announced the RSC color for June, I started noticing pink everywhere.

Hot Pink Blooms

Kid Bike on a front yard

Even the Garbage was Pink

A lone blossom

It was as if these blooms and bicycle were not there before. They were gentle reminders to me - work on your RSC blocks, Preeti. But it was difficult to look at fabric with swollen and teary eyes.

Me: I cannot stop thinking about those 9 minutes.
Paul: Babe!!!
Me: It wasn't just an impulsive decision. It wasn't the pulling of a trigger that happens in a fraction ...

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