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and slipping them under his crib." Flaherty dug in and started sewing. Family photos
of all sorts adorned the resulting quilt, which soon got noticed by others at daycare.
She approached the Armed Services YMCA on Ft. Bragg with the idea, and Operation
Kid Comfort was born. Three thousand quilts later, Flaherty is still stunned. "I knew
when I was making the quilt that something special was happening," she said, "but I
don't think I could have realized the scope of it." The program now operates in several
locations across the United States and abroad.
Flaherty also helps promote the work of other art quilters as a member of
Professional Art Quilters Alliance (PAQA) South. Their 7
th
annual juried show,
ARTQUILTStransitions, recently traveled to the Fayetteville Museum of Art.
"Where traditional quilts are utilitarian, our fiber art is meant to be hung on a wall or
showcased," she said. Flaherty experiments with non-traditional techniques such as
Left and Above | A recent exhibit at the
Fayetteville Museum of Art, in partnership
with the Professional Art Quilters Alliance –
South, was entitled ARTQUILTStransitions,
featuring quilts depicting the concept of
transitioning, either through subtle shifts or
bold change.
