2014 Dominican Laity Congress Quilt Raffle

As part of the nine year novena leading up to the 800th Jubilee Year of the Founding of the Dominican Order, the Dominican Laity of the Southern Province of St. Martin de Porres will be raffling off the “Brother Broom” quilt as part of their fundraising efforts for hosting this year’s Congress in August in Dallas, TX.

The “Brother Broom” quilt is an artistic expression of the patron saint of the Southern Province rendered in a folkloric style.  St Martin is pictured with his broom and two of his animal friends.  A rosary and a crucifix complete the saint’s iconography.  As St Martin was biracial, the pieced border surrounding the saint is of two colors representative of his parents.  Dominican crosses burst out from the center of each pieced square to celebrate St Martin’s membership as one of our Order.

You can follow this link for a chance to win the quilt and see photos: http://laydomsouth.org/blog/2014/02/22/2014-dominican-laity-congress-quilt-raffle/