While designer-or artist-inspired handkerchiefs offer many colors and patterns useful in repurposing them as wall quilts, even the simplest examples can be transformed into unique art objects. In My Broken Foot Blues, so named because it was completed during the artist's convalescence from an injury in 1994, Pat Gardner has used varied orientations, border devices, appliquéd centers, and a monochromatic color scheme in a bold geometric design that disguises the original eleven vintage handkerchiefs. Being both affordable and available, vintage handkerchiefs allow the quilt artist opportunities for continuous experimentation and creation.