We lived for about 4 years in downtown St. Paul across the street from the Farmers Market. During market days, the Hmong people would sell farm goods from their community gardens, and they would also sell story quilts. We've had one framed and hanging in our bedroom since we lived there in the early 1990's. It's one of our favorite pieces.
It's very beautiful and depicts the story of the Hmong refugees escaping from the persecutions in their home country.
Everything on the center panel is all hand-embroidered and must have taken many many hours to do. The picture doesn't do it justice, and I had to use a flash as it's dark now, but you get the idea.
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