I wonder what would be accomplished if the contributor could replicate the patchwork/collage motif into the image itself. Part of what feels so compelling about the quilt is the way the quilter was able to tell a story through the quilt squares.
This image conveys the power of quilting as mode of activism and memorialization. Allowing for juxtaposition and collage of various materials and perspectives over time, quiliting is a particularly affective medium, evoking senses of domesticity and comfort while also conveying political message, this image is particularly striking in its parallels to the 1980s AIDS quilt.