As work on this project it bridges the focus of both my blogs (http://olderrose.blogspot.com) so I will run it on each:
I have been collecting suffragette images for about 10 years. I began when I was making suffragette art dolls and so I have several hundred items to choose from... When I started this quilt I began to narrow down my choices to nine blocks...and only 2 images to a block...and it was not easy. I made some last minute changes yesterday.. All need photo editing to even out sepia tones and sharpen...
The two images on the left will be in the center block . They have been my first choice for some time. I can lighten the face on the young women voting. I will print them all on paper first and experiment with size and placement.

The two images on the left will be in the center block . They have been my first choice for some time. I can lighten the face on the young women voting. I will print them all on paper first and experiment with size and placement.

For fascinating reading on this subject go to Women on Wheels: The Bicycle and the Women’s Movement of the 1890s
And a book that I found invaluable is Wheels of Change: How women rode the bicycle to freedom by Sue Macy. This is a National Geographic book that I love and would be a perfect gift for a teen or preteen girl. If you have a daughter, granddaughter or niece of this age I highly recommend it and they will look at their bikes differently for the rest of their life.
Now that I've made my final choices I will start editing the images... Each block will also include one or more of the following...poster, banner, placard etc.. I had two many images on my AAQ entry but I was trying to tell the whole story on 1 block... so it will be easier with nine blocks..
I have had my goals for the images pretty clearly defined.... I wanted to include groups of women, proud women, happy women, determined women, and strong women..
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