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How Black Women Tell the Stories of Their Lives and Communities Through Quilts

Exploring the Women of Color Quilters Network through SAAM’s collection

By Howard Kaplan

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-art-museum/2025/07/23/how-black-women-tell-the-stories-of-their-lives-and-communities-through-quilts/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550

Quilts at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/5539

#Books #Quilt #womeninart

American. Pictorial Quilt, ca. 1840. Cotton, cotton thread, 85 1/2 x 67 3/4 in. (217.2 x 172.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Franklin Chace, 44.173.1, Gavin Ashworth photograph.

Pieced and appliquéd from cotton fabrics, the quilt features a central medallion design surrounded by a richly detailed patchwork of figures, animals, and symbolic motifs. It combines folk art sensibilities with storytelling, reflecting both domestic craft traditions and a broader cultural narrative.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilt#/media/File:Pictorial_Quilt.jpg

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I just finished the Umbrella Corporation quilt. It’s not perfect but it’s a good representation. This is being gifted to a coworker. #quilt #handquilting #umbrellacorporation #quilting

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Finished this quilt back in October. When an older friend had to move from her home of 40 years into assisted living, she invited me in to go through her fabric stash and pick out whatever I wanted. She hadn't sewed in ages due to arthritis, but liked to see her fabrics.

I made her this quilt as both a thank you and a showcase for the beautiful fabrics that had caught her eyes over the years. I hand-quilted it because she was a hand quilter. #quilt #quilting #handquilting

A quilt with 35 squares apparently popping off a white background. Each square is from a different fabric print and they have gray drop shadow effects, giving it a kind of 3-d effect. Many of the fabrics are bright and colorful.

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