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In autumn 2020, I asked a gardener if she would make a quilt with me as part of my @publiclibraryquilts project. Within a few months, we were collaborating with over 50 gardeners, farmers and plant dyers from around the world, and sewing a quilt that represented many more.

As a quilter, I’m inspired by the rich legacy of quilting as an act of protest and

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