‘Jeffrey’ – Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel

Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Jeffrey', cotton / leather / metal / plastic / synthetic textile, made in Queensland, Australia, c. 1993 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation, with pink background with white spots and geometric shapes in various colours. Across the top of the panel the name 'Jeffrey' is written in large letters cut from colourful fabric depicting various Warner Brothers cartoon characters and appliqued on a black background. The letters are outlined in sequins. Underneath this, from left to right are: a leather studded vest topped by a crocheted skull cap; a fabric photograph of a male head and shoulders ; a mauve fur fabric patch; a red and white cloth badge of a mouth and tongue; a Donald Duck cap on cartoon material boxer shorts; and a fabric photograph (of a seated man) over the shorts. The panel was made under the auspices of QPP, Queensland Positive People in Queensland in about 1993.