Member Edna Patterson-Petty: Her quilt will honor Barack Obama
Edna J. Patterson-Petty’s quilt “Road to Redemption” will be one of 44 on display in January at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., an exhibit put together to honor Barack Obama as the 44th president.
She was very excited about being asked to make the quilt, despite the 3-week time constraint to get it done. “This is beyond anything I ever expected,” Patterson-Petty said. “First of all, I never expected to live long enough to see a black man as president. To have this, well it’s like hitting it out of the park. Nothing compares.”
Edna has had her works displayed around the world, and currently has a rustic terrazzo inlay in the sidewalk of the light-rail stop at the Emerson Park MetroLink station in East St. Louis. Edna has been a member of First Unitarian Church for 14 years.