Thursday, April 28, 2016

A Quilt Exhibit By Bonnie J Smith

I work at the University of Michigan.  
A friend was telling me about this really cool exhibit of swimmer quilts.  
We had time to walk over to the building yesterday so I thought I would share with you too.  

My kids were all swimmers.  
My girls swam from the age of 5 through high school.
 The middle one even swam for a Big 10 school in college.  
My husband and I were YMCA and USA swimming officials for over 10 years.  
Swimming was a huge part of our lives.  

These quilts were made by Bonnie J Smith.  
I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.  
Here is one of the signs that went with this first quilt.  
I didn't take photos of them all though.


This one reminded me of the practice lanes.  









I hope you enjoyed this exhibit as much as I did!

~XOP~


6 comments:

  1. Very interesting quilts. Thanks for sharing.

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    1. You are welcome! I thought they were pretty cool.

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  2. Those are very fun quilts. Thank you for sharing.

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  3. Those are very fun quilts. Thank you for sharing.

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  4. Thank you for posting about my "Swimming Upstream" installation! These textiles were created after I had been injured in a work related injury and got myself back into life and out of the wheel chair by swimming everyday.

    I believe we are all swimming upstream in our own way. My book "Swimming Upstream" is available either on my web site or contacting me at bjs8934@gmail.com

    Thank all of you for your beautiful comments!

    Bonnie J. Smith
    www.bonniejofiberarts.com

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