PROGRESS OF THE PATCH LOVEBOMB! refers to showering an objet d’amour with overwhelming affection, gifts, and attention. The bomb image with a flower as the fuse refers to Vietnam protest images where flowers were placed into the barrel of guns. The choice of an upside down tulip is an homage to the U.S. veterans arrested on April 20th, 2026 for protesting the current war in Iran. Each held a tulip and as they were escorted away by Capitol police had to drop the flowers to be handcuffed leaving the Cannon House Office building’s rotunda floor littered with tulips representing each protestor. www.wethepeoplequilt.org