Siddi Quilting
Henry John Drewal has served as Curator of African Art at the Neuberger Museum-SUNY-Purchase (1986), The Cleveland Museum of Art (1988-90), and Curator of African Art at the Toledo Museum…
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Quilting With African Print Fabric
African fabrics are bright and bold; some with large motifs and others with small designs. Typically used for African clothing, but lets see how it looks in a quilt. I…
History Corner: Harriet Powers and the Bible Quilt
Harriet Powers (1837-1910) was an American folk artist and quilt maker. She was born into slavery in rural Georgia in 1837. At 18, she married Armstead Powers and they had…
History Corner: Quilts & Fundraising
This is a guest blog post presented by @Publiclibraryquilts www.publiclibraryquilts.com Chaos and quilts might not appear as a likely combination, but when it comes to communities going through hardship there…
Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild
The Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild is located in Denver, Colorado. The guild was formed in February 1994 by Helen Kearney Thobhani. Five African American women who came together…
Social Justice Sewing Academy
Social Justice (noun) – justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. Oxford Dictionary Founded in 2017, the Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA) is…
Secret of the Underground Railroad Quilt Code
I recently read the book, Hidden in Plain View. The authors of this book met with Ozella McDaniel Williams of Charleston, South Carolina in 1996 to learn the story that…
