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Quilts have a long history in this country as folk art and as a medium for memorializing the dead or serving as a memory. Yvonne responded to the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City with On Wednesday Morning, a quilt that reflects both the love and loss associated with the event.
The quilt honors in particular the 19 children for whom there will be no more Sesame Street, Kermit the Frog, or Mr. Potato. Here on the quilt, he is stunned and knocked off his perch in response to this tragedy. This quilt is full of hope, love and concern for those who were lost and for those who suffered the loss. “In America we care deeply for our neighbors and the outpouring of love shown to the victims is reflected in the spray of hearts that flow out of Kermit’s hands,” explains Yvonne. “The cross in the center of this quilt honors the martyrs, the cross is rooted in rocks, but the message is hope. The eternal bright green on the edges of the quilt reflect the rebirth in God’s grace of these tiny souls. The small angels have flown back to God.”