“My quilts chronicle history that happens over a long period of time, while it is happening,” Mallard said. He took that approach to his “Obama Tie Quilt” which chronicles the first four ...

The Obama Tie Quilt was the first quilt Mallard ever stitched. The piece chronicles the first four years of the Obama administration. Mallard, who was born in Mississippi but has lived in ...

Joe Mallard started to stitch "the Obama Tie Quilt" in 2008. The first quilt he ever stitched took five years to complete. It consists of thousands of tiny stitches and hand-tied knots.

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