In discussing her quilt made in response to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, titled "The Fist and The Finger", Bonds comments on her use of quilting as a softer social platform: "This is a way of creating a tension without intimidating anyone. It's just fabric, after all. When we come into this world they wrap us in a cloth. When we leave the world, they wrap us in a cloth. It's just fabric!" For this particular quilt, Bonds has incorporated black, white, and brown hands, a majority of which are held up in reference to "Hands up, don't shoot", the text in the background of the quilt and the slogan created around the last words and actions of Michael Brown. Tiny cheerleader figures surround a central fist, pointing directly at the viewer. The cheerleaders represent children at school, cheering on a team and raising their hands in class; "Children should only have to put their hands up to ask questions in class or give an opinion. And they should use their fists for cheering on their team, not fighting in the streets."