Part 2:
For my own crowdsourcing project, I thought about my hobbies
and what was already out there in relation to those hobbies. There are
plenty of quilt circles, and swaps where someone adds a block to a
quilt. Besides, I don't quilt, but I love to sew, and I thought doing
something related to fabric would be a good idea. I have heard of
people collecting fabric squares from people to create a quilt, but I
wanted to do this on a bigger scale. I know for me, I get inspired when I
see fabric; I can see the kind of projects I could make from it, and
have made stops at fabric stores on trips, so I do have some pieces that
can tell stories. My project would be to have people send in squares
of fabric so I could make a giant blanket for an art exhibit. I would
ask people to not just send in fabric they bought (although they could
if it was from a special trip), but fabric from things that mean
something to them. On my homepage, I used the example of a piece of a
wedding dress, a sweater, or a tie. I also said that fabric binds us,
because we all wear clothes, and most of the time, it is more than just
an outfit we are wearing: we tie meanings and memories to clothing and
fabric. If I really did this--which I know I would never have time to
do this--I would want to make it as big as I could, so it would be big
enough to cover the ceiling and walls of an entire room, then cut it up
afterwards to make blankets for charity.
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