Abolish Ice
Sometimes it feels small to create art in a time of such intense fear and consequence, but then I see work like Jessie Telfair’s Freedom Quilt and am reminded that we stand on the shoulders of giants. Our horror may be packaged in alarming new ways and delivered through screens in our pockets, but the people have always marched, and the people will always march. Songs, speeches, and art echo through generations and clasp our shoulders as if to reassure us. Our struggle is not so new, but what a tender and naive thought that is to sprout. I made this to hang in our front window in solidarity with Minnesota and the families and communities ICE is terrorizing and the peaceful protesters they’ve murdered. I linked the foundation paper piecing letter templates I designed with my husband at the bottom for you in case you’d like to make one for your window or next protest. I made some small edits for style and ease of sewing since making this, so yours will look slightly better than mine.
The PDF is just the letter templates, no instructions. If you don’t already know how to Foundation Paper Piece (FPP), you’ll need to look it up. There are lots of blogs and videos available to show you the basic technique. I’m working on two FPP alphabet patterns that will include beginner-friendly, detailed instructions and illustrations, so someday soon, those will be available too. If you’d prefer to have FUCK ICE in your window, let me know, and I’ll work on F, U and K next. UPDATE: Both messages are now available.
thank you for this, Sadie! i would love to have a FUCK ICE option. i want to make one for my sister
I really love this font and it may be the push I needed to dip into FPP. Might I suggest doing U & T for a shorter sign option? Im in Minneapolis and lots of folks have ICE OUT signs around me. I told my husband a couple days ago our kindergartener is finally gonna learn the F word in the next few weeks once she notices all the f*ck ice signs 😆