I have been going NUTS because all kinds of things exploded at me this week that required attention before I could trim up this baby and attach its binding. Finally, it's happening today. :D
One of those things is getting ready for a history paper presentation at a professional conference in Omaha. I'm big-time freaked out about this, but my subject is a lot of fun to work with, even though its setting is rather somber: Japanese-American Endurance: Recreational Choices in the Unites States World War II Internment Camps.
How adorable is this shot?!
Photograph by Tom Parker, November 17, 1942 ,
original notation: " Rohwer Relocation
Center McGehee , Arkansas March 5, 2008 from "Central Photographic
File of the War Relocation Authority, 1942-1947," The National Archives ARC Gallery http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/
(ARC number 538906).
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Good Luck on your presentation!! Beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteHah, that's a pretty good sized baby you have up there;) Good luck with your presentation - sounds interesting!
ReplyDeleteThis quilt sure is beautiful. Can't wait to see several shots of it and the quilting.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I used to live near the Tule Lake historical internment camp in N. California. It's such a remote place and doesn't get near the amount of visitors that it should. Such a sad part of our history.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your presentation, I know you'll do great!
ReplyDeletePhoto taken 11 days before I was born. My mother's best friend, later, lived in one of those camps. Not always proud of our country's policies, now or then.
ReplyDeleteLife has a way of interfering with our crafting, doesn't it? Good luck with preparing and presenting the paper! Buys will be boys, no matter what their nationality! Hang on, I played marbles too (even if only at home) - ah well, kids will be kids!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with your presentation!
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt--such pretty colors! Your research sounds interesting--that is a great photo!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is just soooo gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I love it when a quilt gets to binding stage and I can see the end!
ReplyDeleteGood luck! Knock their socks off!
ReplyDeleteA very interesting topic , one we don't hear enough about. Probably because the US government is embarrassed about the whole thing. Great photo !
ReplyDeleteWOWWWWW that is some quilt, fantastic colours I also love the colours in your floor rug. Those wee boys look adorable, great to see even though they were interned those wee chaps were playing. Cheers Glenda
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many camps were in Arkansas? My grandmother lived next to one in Arkansas. Could it have been this one? I will have to ask my Mom. Sad
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your presentation...
ReplyDeleteThat quilt is GORGEOUS! You do such beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteHope the presentation went well! Amazing quilt!
ReplyDeleteLOVE that quilt! My goodness--you are one busy, hard-working gal! And I love the info you've shared about your conference/topic! Best wishes this semester! Seriously, do you ever sleep????? :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt. Love it!
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