This quilt is "Who Am I?" (50.5" x 39") by Jeanelle McCall. From the exhibit "Seeing in Color" - on display now! At the Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, Texas
Her poem: WHO AM I?
Many curious tales are told of how he tried.
Some say he looked far and wide.
“Who am I? Where do I belong?
If I could only find a place to fit in.
It might be here in this land of green.
Those are the prettiest colors I’ve ever seen.
But look over there, a woven tapestry, so delicate and soft.
But I still don’t fit in, I feel so lost.
I see a river of blue and green, dividing the land, our amazing earth.
For what ever it’s worth I looked and looked.
I must go on and find my way.
Please let it happen on this day.
I see it, all bright and warm.
I even see a similar form.
There can be no argument or dispute,
I see pink and yellow and feathers to boot
I’ve seen so many wonderful things,
I can’t tell how happy and what joy this brings.
I am home. I am home. I found my blessed land.
No more wandering. I now understand.
We don’t have to go far.
I know who we are.
I found me. I am me.
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