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Be Inspired, Part 6…Barack Obama

I also worked on Barack Obama…. Initially, we had stipulated that only people from 20+ years ago would be allowed, because they would have stood the test of time for importance.  Then the 2008 elections happened.  SO…, the principal and I decided that Obama will clearly go down in history as the first non-white-male President of the US, plus his inclusion places this quilt in 2009.  I used a picture of him giving his inaugural address.  Because he is contemporary, however, I decided to make his figure a bit smaller…..Here’s the sketch (sorry the tracing paper is kinda transparent, making it harder to see the sketch):

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And the close up of the fused figure (down to the red tie!):

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I am not entirely happy (even now that the quilting is done) with his face…something is a tad off, but so be it… it is done!  I’ll share the quilted pictures next week or so….

And here is the panel so far:

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2 Responses to “Be Inspired, Part 6…Barack Obama”

  1. Sally Says:

    I think it’s spectacular! Have you had time to do anything else? I thought it was be impossible to complete it in the time frame you had but congratulations on your persistence. Sally

  2. Judi Says:

    Sarah your quilt is coming along nicely. I got to see your quilt here in the Knoxville show today it looks better in person then on the net.