House Block

Move your mouse cursor over the image to examine this quilt in detail.

Maker:
Michele Walker
Date:
1999

House Block is the second quilt made in response to graffiti about the homeless in Brighton using the slogan: "No home, No vote, No job, No chance." It is constructed from plastic material, newspaper, and different threads and buttons. It is a hand and machine stitched, with hand stencilled lettering. Commissioned and presented by Jan Hale, Rachel Nichols and George Clements, on their retirement as Trustees of the Guild in 1999.

A quilt from The Nineties Collection - quilts commissioned from quiltmakers working during the 1990s.

House Block