QUILT INDEX RECORD
52-152-563
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Quilt Alliance
Who documented this quilt?
Quilt Alliance; Inspired By; Women of Color Quilters Network
Quilt Alliance Inventory Number:
85
Quilt Title:
Gazzie's Secret
Width:
16 inches
Length:
16 inches
Time period:
2000-2025
Date:
June 1, 2014
Materials:
I used Gazzie Hill's "secret" alphabet to create stamps which I monoprinted onto cotton - I used her color palette of primarily pink!
Quiltmaker:
Flamer, Michelle
City:
Philadelphia
State:
Pennsylvania
Artist's Statement:
Honorable Mention: Members' Choice Awards
Gazzie Hill's quilt and index record inspired me in an unexpected way. The record mentions a secret to Gazzie's quilt of many blocks: her quilt contains a "crudely pieced scrap alphabet". Crude? I don't believe the comment was intended to be pejorative but it struck a raw nerve. I never heard anyone describe any aspect of a Nancy Crow or Gwen Marsten quilt as crude. Gazzie's quilt sings of a freedom never enjoyed by her enslaved parent. The luminosity of her quilt rivals the finest work of Paul Klee. Gazzie's quilt was "Modern" before a new generation of quilters claimed this as their style. Thank you Miss Gazzie Hill for inspiring me to think a bit deeper.
Inspiration quilt:
Hill, Gazzie. String Scrap Quilt. ca. 1925. From Texas Quilt Search.
Cite this Quilt
Flamer, Michell. Gazzie's Secret. June 1, 2014. From Quilt Alliance, Quilt Alliance; Inspired By; Women of Color Quilters Network. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=52-152-563. Accessed: 04/27/24