So today I shared an article on the BAQS Fb page. The article was about Mary Englebreit and how she is using her amazing art skills to shine bright light into the dark corners of our world.
She is stepping out from behind her “always happy” brand and getting real about injustice, equality and her personal dissatisfaction with the current leadership of our country.
She is speaking her truth both in person and on paper and I for one could not be more thrilled and wanted to share it with my readers. Of course there were a handful of negative nellies who got their panties in a wad and chastised me for “bringing politics into a quilting group”. Ummm, it is like they don’t know me, so I thought this would be yet another great time to make things clear.
BAQS has never shied away from the tough parts of living in community and has always been flamingly liberal, outspoken and NEVER just about quilting.
And here is a secret … I don’t plan on stopping now so if this is not your cup of tea it is time for you to head for the door.
So once more for the folks in the back!
As I once said, I am no good at staying quiet (duh) when I see things that are wrong. What I am good at is standing on a high rock and shouting out that I SEE YOU.
I see you quilters who are progressive, justice minded, caring, freaked out, devastated and wondering how to make a real difference during a time that is making the Handmaid’s Tale looking more like a documentary than a dystopian fictional tale.
I SEE YOU and want you to know that you are an important part of a movement that takes quilting away from those who choose to use it like a weapon to beat women and men back to time where coming out, speaking out and living your truth was not an option.
I SEE YOU and I will continue to use my voice, my words and my platform to move us forward as a people who matter and I welcome you to join me.
BadAss Quilters Society is a liberal stronghold in the quilting world. We do not tolerate injustice, or exclusion based on nationality, or sexuality. We believe that Love Always Wins and being BadAss while scary as hell some days, is totally worth it.
