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Zak Foster Quilts Jan 14, 2025

SNEAK PEEK 👀 and a bunch of questionssss

① How do families choose which stories survive generations, and which fade into silence?

② What assumptions do we make about our ancestors' roles in shaping history?

③ Does not knowing our family's past free us from its implications—or deepen our responsibility to uncover it?

Detail shots of new work anchored by Jessie Telfair’s iconic FREEDOM quilt
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#slowcraft #textiles #modernquilter #makersmovement #sewing #slowstitch #quilt

Zak Foster Quilts Jan 3, 2024

Playing around with discharge paste to remove the dye from this black linen #quilt #quilter #quilting

Zak Foster Quilts Jan 2, 2024

Wishing you a brilliant 2024 🧡 may it be full of insight, compassion, and may we all experience brand-new creative sparks unlike anything before because lord knows the world needs our creative solutions asap
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I’m calling 2024 the Year of Space: I’m actively looking for ways to work smarter, not harder, and carve out some space in my day
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This #quilt will hang at the foot of my bed where I’ll see it first thing in the morning and last thing at night and help keep me on track with my intentions