Quilting
Lizzy Rockwell is a quilter and quilting teacher. In 2008 she formed a group called Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project. The group is made up of children and adults, who meet weekly in Norwalk, CT and make collaborative quilts. Quilts are made as gifts, for fundraising and for personal use. Others are created for public installation. To date, seven quilts are in the permanent collection at Norwalk Community College, Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk Public Library, South Norwalk Branch Library and Newfield Library in Bridgeport, CT. Each of the installation quilts is designed by Lizzy and incorporates fabric art from numerous individuals. Public quilting bees allow even more people to participate in the communal work of art.
Lizzy's new book, The All-Together Quilt is based on the individuals and activities of Peace by Piece.
 Group with banner |  Creating paper collage designsWorking on design of Flagship quilt, the first quilt created collaboratively by Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project, an intergenerational after school art program in Norwalk, CT |  Paper collages for Flagship QuiltCreated by individual quilters at Peace by Piece meetings, using classic ninepatch template. |
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 Flagship Designs in FabricPaper collage designs were translated into fabric. |  Norwalk Community CollegeA plaque was installed at the Flagship Quilt on November 28, 2018 |  Peace by Piece group portraitFebruary 2018 |
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 LOVE Letters pencil sketch |  9 years celebration cake |  LOVE quilt on the frame |
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 Doris and America at the frame |  Viola and Sandra at the frame |  LOVE letters center panel |
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 LOVE fabric art pile |  Lizzy with LOVE quilt in progress |  The Love Quilt on the frame |
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 LOVE event countdown |  LOVE event big reveal |  Mentors in front of LOVE quilt |
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 Children's Room at Norwalk Library |  Fabric art patchwork |  Owl head SoNo Library Quilt |
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 Owl applique pieces |  Ernestine holding one wing pieced |  Fabric art made by children |
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 Lizzy sewing applique elements |  Take Flight Quilt top assembled |  Take Flight QuiltSouth Norwalk Branch Library, Norwalk, CT 2015 |
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 Applique for Open up QuiltButterfly panel for Newfield Branch Library in Bridgeport, CT. Commissioned by Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library. |  Patchwork AssemblyAssembling the collage of kid's fabric art generated in workshops with Bridgeport, CT youth from Positive Young Brothers and Sisters mentoring program. |  Quilting Bee At Hall Neighborhood House in Bridgeport, CT |
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 Unveiling quilt at Newfield Library |  Open Up quilt at Newfield Library |  Paper Collage Quilt Sketch For Heart to Heart Quilt designed for Norwalk Public Library. Created collaboratively with Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project. |
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 Heart to Heart DetailArtwork was created with fabric paint and stencils in workshops at Norwalk Public Library and Peace by Piece meetings. |  Peace by Piece meetingThe Heart to Heart quilt in progress at Peace by Piece meeting in Norwalk, CT |  Heart to Heart QuiltFinished Heart to Heart Quilt for Norwalk Public Library. Created collaboratively with Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project. |
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 Hand Lettering Design in PencilEarly iteration of slogan for Norwalk Has Heart Quilt, created for Norwalk Public Library, with Peace by Piece quilters. |  Assembled fabic Lettering |  Computer SketchNorwalk Quilt sketch, second iteration created in photoshop, with border intended for kids' art. To be created collaboratively with Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project. |
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 Lettering in AssemblyLettering design was scaled up and printed out to make paper templates for fabric cutting. |  Assembly of WordsNorwalk Has Heart lettering in assembly. |  Madeline with her PatchA piece of fabric art created for Norwalk Has Heart Quilt. |
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 Quilting Bee Peace by Piece hosted community quilting bees at public places. Here at the Norwalk Oyster Fest in Norwalk, CT |  Norwalk Has Heart Quilt Finished |  Quilt UnveilingAt Norwalk Public Library, Norwalk, CT |
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 Sketch for Growing Together QuiltRequested by Stepping Stones Museum for Children in Norwalk, CT. |  Growing Together QuiltAt Stepping Stones Museum for Children, Norwalk, CT |  Peace by Piece Group PortraitAt Stepping Stones Museum for Children |
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 Growing together quilt signageOver 700 individuals contributed to this quilt |  Detail of Lizzy's Improv QuiltCreated for personal use. |  Lizzy's bed quiltLizzy made this quilt for her home. |
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 Quilted Shoulder BagCreated as a prototype for girls' sewing project at Peace by Piece |
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