Jerrod Allen Nickelson (1977-2013)

for Jodi, 49" x 75"

These three quilts were made from the clothing of Jerrod Allen Nickelson, one for each of his three children. With the help of their mother, each child chose specific items that best carried their memory of and relationship to him. What satisfied me most about the process and the outcome is how each quilt evolved uniquely by simply responding to the clothes they picked. The quilts are machine pieced, and hand quilted.

Since 2002 I have been working with people through collaboration, consultation and commission to make improvised quilts from the clothing and materials of everyday life. This practice developed into an active, hands-on, therapeutic process for working through life transitions and bereavement, that I call Passage Quilting. For more information see the Passage Quilting Blog Archive, and Passage Quilting tutorial.