Charlotte saved her theater t-shirts so I could make her a graduation quilt.
She turned them all over to me, and using both the front and back of a couple, I ended up with nine blocks. Roosevelt's school colors are green and yellow, so I auditioned a couple of each. I knew I wanted to use green for the sashing and yellow for the cornerstones. We chose the ombre green which gave a cool effect to the sashing. For the cornerstones, we chose a yellow that also contained green. I'm not even sure why they were in my stash, but ended up being perfect for this quilt. I picked the one on the left because the one on the right seemed a little too washed out.
It was an easy quilt to sew together. And I then turned it over to Mark Dong, a local quilter, who did a fantastic job.
Some details from the back. The newsprint backing was a good choice. I searched some theater terms when it came to naming the quilt, and settled on Curtain Call, as she seems to be done with theater for the present time.
We took it out for a photo shoot at the high school.
It was also important to get photos in front of the theater, named after local celebrity, Audra McDonald. If you are not familiar with Audra McDonald, she has won more Tony awards than anyone (six), and has won in each of the four acting categories. She has also done a lot of TV and movies. She's a pretty big deal here in Fresno, and she graduated from Roosevelt High School.
We are sure going to miss having Charlotte around, but she is definitely ready for the next act in her life (see what I did there?).
Quilt Name: Curtain Call
Made by: Cindy Wiens
Quilted by: Mark Dong
Completed: May 2024
Size: 58" x 72"
