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| Faith Blessings Fabric Journal |
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| Catherine Elizabeth Rhode Riebeling- My great grandmother |
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| Anna Ellen Bauer Riebeling- My Grandmother |
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| The Bauer Sisters and Family |
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| Katherine Elizabeth Riebeling Graft |
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Constance and Katherine-
the button was once in my grandmother's button box |
Virginia Denninger Sisters- Sara Jessica and Laura
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| Three generations of Denningers |
Great Grandmother Bertha and daughter Helen Denninger |
In April 2011 I was inspired by the work of creative artist Rebecca Ersfeld to create a fabric journal of the women of faith in my family. Using upholstery fabric swatches, I fashioned "pages" in a fabric book held in place with grommets and O rings. I added in things from the button box or treasure box. We printed copies of the antique and new photos onto a transfer medium that allowed the photo to be printed onto muslin. With the O rings more pages can be added. Pockets were placed on each page or a place to slip in a manila tag that tells the pieces of the story as we know it or collect it. Just to know the names and the faces--- just to know a piece of the story of these women of faith becomes a blessing. May we learn to be better tellers of our own stories of faith.
good pictures and explanation! thanks for sharing your creativity and your family's faith walk.
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