Bill Stearman

Having struggled with storytelling to help make sense of his life, Bill Stearman found his voice in quilt-making. For years now, he has expressed himself and made bold statements on a variety of important topics, from his own personal stories and life events, to racism and gender identity.

His latest series of gender-neutral baby quilts, aptly titled “It’s Not About Their Bits,” is a collection of 30 quilts currently available for purchase at the Wellington Farmers’ Market, every Saturday from 8 AM-1 PM at The Eddie Hotel & Farm until October.

Bill states about this work: “My goal is to make quilts that will wrap babies in love, now and into their future, no matter who they grow up to be, or how they get there. These quilts are free from gender-based stereotype and expectation … We can be the change for this next generation. It is NOT about their bits. Gender is about so much more. And there is nothing stereotypical about it.”

Bill’s quilts are beautifully quilted by Deanna Gaudaur and her daughter, Breanna, of Quinte Studios.

Bill is currently hard at work for his upcoming solo show “The quilt as art” at 2gallery, which will run this fall from October 22-November 14. He is also preparing for his upcoming course entitled Quilting: I Have Something to Say, being offered at Fleming College’s Haliburton School of Art & Design from July 18-22.

To learn more about Bill’s most recent work, visit his website.