In memory of CSN Hunter clients 1992 and 1993 – Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel

Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of the Community Support Network (CSN) Hunter clients '92 '93, 'CSN Hunter: PREPARED TO CARE '92 '93', cotton / wool / plastic / metal / wood / rubber, made by CSN carers, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 1996 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. which consists of large central square, seven different sections and 'CSN Hunter/PREPARED TO CARE '92 '92' block printed in black ink on the lower edge. The large central section is a setting sun with seventeen rays made from machine appliqued felt in green, brown and yellow. The following names are hand written in silver glitter paint, one to each ray, as follows: Brian, Ray, Alan, Kim, Ricky, Dallas, Roland, Michael L, Christian, Michael C, Malcolm, Robert, Nooky, Wayne, Alan, Ray and David. The seven sections are as follows: Section One, Two and Three are on the left and Section Four, Five, Six and Seven are on the right. Section One consists of black and white screen printed fabric with TREVOR and PAUL stencilled in black. Section Two is made using part of a green tartan flannel shirt as background with a small teddy bear, with a red ribbon, sitting in a pocket; with a pencil and rainbow ribbons next to him. 'Ray' is embroidered in red chain stitch on the pocket and there are appliqued violets in felt and cotton, small rounds of stitching in a circle and an appliqued lavender candle with an embroidered flame. Section Three has a dark green background with MALCOLM embroidered in purple thread. There is a white rectangle of Aida cloth which is outlined in ink to form the pages of a book and has an extract from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam embroidered in blue (see Notes) on the left hand page. On the right hand page the following is also embroidered in blue: brother / father / lover / friend / writer / poet / thinker / man of dreams. A red AIDS ribbon and thin red, orange, yellow, blue, and violet ribbons are sewn onto the right hand page. On the right hand side of the sun section, section 4 has a dark blue felt background with M in yellow felt appliqued in each of the top corners. ROLAND/ 1993 is appliqued in grey with light blue stitching in the centre. There is a pineapple, banana and other fruit appliqued in the left hand corner and a carrot, cucumber and other vegetables in the right hand corner. Section 5 has MICHAEL at the top and LAWRENCE at the bottom in a half circle in check material outlined in blue puffer paint. In the centre of the section there is a fabric photograph of a steam train, the Newcastle Flyer. Section 6 has a dark blue background and light blue foreground with a black framed door opening onto a white background. At the bottom of the foreground ROBERT is embroidered in black thread. To the left of the door and on the blue background the following is embroidered in yellow thread: though you couldn't see out / others could still see in. Section 7 has a white fabric background and a large red heart on the upper left side with K (yellow) I (blue) M (yellow) appliqued felt letters on it. Across the bottom there are two 'duck' shapes in fawn and in yellow felt with three green felt grass clumps. There are many plastic leaves/sequins sewn on to the remaining background. This quilt panel was made by CSN (Community Service Network) carers, family and friends in Newcastle in about 1996.