Timespan

Japanese Crazy Qu...

Quiltmaker, Unknown...

Date Made: Timespan

Japanese Crazy Quilt

Creator: Quiltmaker, Unknown

Location Made: Golden, Colorado (CO) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery, Painting

Quilt Size: 55.000 inches x 83.000 inches

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Polyester, Silk, Satin, Geometric, Plaid, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum

This quilt is hand pieced with solid, plaid, striped, and geometric prints and embroidered with cotton embroidery floss in green, navy, and rose. There is no batting. The binding is made of bias multicolored fabrics with rounded corners. There is no quilting. The backing is a handsewn pieced tan...

24-20-209

KID: 24-20-209

Timespan

Lucy's Leaf

Beck, Carol

Date Made: Timespan

Lucy's Leaf

Creator: Beck, Carol

Location Made: Missouri and Durham, North Carolina (NC) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Machine embroidery, Photography/photo transfer, Hand-whipped/blanket stitch, appliqued oak leaves, original stylized cameo, fused photos and fabric, flower images, pink sheer tulle overlay

Quilt Size: 77 3/4" x 78 1/2"

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Pink tulle

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6720

KID: 12-8-6720

2000-2025

Yes We Can

Schmidt, Denyse

Date Made: 2000-2025

Yes We Can

Creator: Schmidt, Denyse

Location Made: Bridgeport, Connecticut (CT) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 56" x 54 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5527

KID: 12-8-5527

2000-2025

Bel peyizan lakay...

Estava, Denise

Date Made: 2000-2025

Bel peyizan lakay

Creator: Estava, Denise

Location Made: Cornillon-Grand Bois Haiti

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, The machine piecing was done on a treadle sewing machine.

Quilt Size: 34 3/4" x 34"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5654

KID: 12-8-5654

2000-2025

The Bus Ride That...

Crump, Carolyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Bus Ride That Paved The Way

Creator: Crump, Carolyn

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Painting

Quilt Size: 48 3/4" x 42"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5969

KID: 12-8-5969

2000-2025

DARkley FURgotten...

Turner, Patricia An...

Date Made: 2000-2025

DARkley FURgotten

Creator: Turner, Patricia Anderson

Location Made: Punta Gorda, Florida (FL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 40 1/4" x 31"

Fabrics: Commercial upholstery fabric and leather Artist dyed charmeuse silk and hemp

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

I use various water-based dyes to transform silk and paper into vibrant and unusual creations that reflect my unique perspective of the simple beauty I see in nature. I often focus on other-worldly representations of trees; trees with explosive colors, outlandish roots, as well as tactile and three...

12-8-6431

KID: 12-8-6431

2000-2025

Our Madiba

Fina Nkosi

Date Made: 2000-2025

Our Madiba

Creator: Fina Nkosi

Location Made: South Africa

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 36 1/2" x 40"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6483

KID: 12-8-6483

2000-2025

The One for Eric ...

Kimber, Chawne

Date Made: 2000-2025

The One for Eric G

Creator: Kimber, Chawne

Location Made: Easton, Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 78" x 5 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6681

KID: 12-8-6681

2000-2025

From Kenya to Kan...

Sheridan, Denise M....

Date Made: 2000-2025

From Kenya to Kansas, the World Rejoices

Creator: Sheridan, Denise M. Campbell

Location Made: Arroyo Grande, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 78" x 5 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6727

KID: 12-8-6727

2000-2025

Sister President

Coleman, Marion

Date Made: 2000-2025

Sister President

Creator: Coleman, Marion

Location Made: Castro Valley, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Photography/photo transfer, Photo manipulation and projection, fiber collage and thread writing.

Quilt Size: 31" x 39"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, African cotton, various threads

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6728

KID: 12-8-6728

2000-2025

See No Evil

Williams, Trish

Date Made: 2000-2025

See No Evil

Creator: Williams, Trish

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Quilt Size: 21" x 42"

Fabrics: Cotton, Tyvek, vinyl window screen, polyester organza, effigy

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6737

KID: 12-8-6737

2000-2025

By My Hand/ "Dile...

Shellcroft, Theresa...

Date Made: 2000-2025

By My Hand/ "Dilemma and Destiny... Justice for All"

Creator: Shellcroft, Theresa Polley

Location Made: Victorville, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Dimensional applique, Photography/photo transfer

Quilt Size: 43 3/4" x 51"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Buttons, beads

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6751

KID: 12-8-6751

2000-2025

Annie's Life

Coleman, Marion

Date Made: 2000-2025

Annie's Life

Creator: Coleman, Marion

Location Made: Castro Valley, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Photography/photo transfer, Fiber collage

Quilt Size: 62.25" x 60.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Wool, Print, Found objects

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6767

KID: 12-8-6767

2000-2025

Gallery of Presid...

Hunter, Charlotte

Date Made: 2000-2025

Gallery of Presidents

Creator: Hunter, Charlotte

Location Made: Cincinnati, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Dimensional applique, Photography/photo transfer

Quilt Size: 60" x 62 7/8"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Print

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6773

KID: 12-8-6773

2000-2025

Quilted Conversat...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Quilted Conversations

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 60" x 62 7/8"

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6822

KID: 12-8-6822

2000-2025

Compassion

Crump, Carolyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

Compassion

Creator: Crump, Carolyn

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Cotton fabric, cotton thread, watercolour wash, ink, acrylic wash, fabric markers

Quilt Size: 32" x 31.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

Crump earned a degree in advertising design from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She then taught herself many different art mediums and continues to enjoy the freedoms of expressing herself in many ways. Crump's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in both group and one-woman shows.

12-8-6882

KID: 12-8-6882

2000-2025

Journey to Freedo...

Boitumelo Sewing Gr...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Journey to Freedom: Memory Quilt

Creator: Boitumelo Sewing Group. Artist Facilitator: Erica Luttich. Artists: Flora Raseala, D. Emmah Mphahlele, Lilian Mary Mawela, Ammellah M. Makhari, Martinah P. Mashabela, Naledzani R. Matshinge, Gloria Melula, Elisa D. Mahama, Linda Mkhungo

Location Made: South Africa

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 62" x 91"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted, Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton floss

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

This hanging was made especially for an event at the University of South Africa reflecting on the demise of apartheid. Coordinated by UNISA faculty Gwenneth Miller and Wendy Ross, the multimedia project included the creation of two embroidered memory quilts as well as a digital animation. Each squar...

45-46-3

KID: 45-46-3

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Bayley, Cornelia

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2001-2002

Creator: Bayley, Cornelia

Location Made: Green Valley , Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery, Other embellishment technique

Quilt Size: 47" x 44.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, scenic desert print, denim

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Migrant Quilt Project; Arizona Historical Society, Tucson History Museum

Quilt was made by a volunteer for The Migrant Quilt Project, Cornelia Bayley of Green Valley, Arizona, has been making art quilts for many years. Moving to Arizona in 2012, she became aware of the humanitarian crisis taking place in the Sonoran Desert because of the militarization of the border. 'M...

45-46-8

KID: 45-46-8

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Vaneecke, Mary

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2015-2016

Creator: Vaneecke, Mary

Location Made: Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Photography/ photo transfer, Nylon fabric lettering is burned on the edges. Webbing of metallic thread used to connect the two separate pieces of this work.

Quilt Size: 61" x 84.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Other synthetic, Migrant clothing scraps, nylon fabric.

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Migrant Quilt Project; Arizona Historical Society, Tucson History Museum

45-46-16

KID: 45-46-16

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Halchin-Smith, Bonn...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2008-2009

Creator: Halchin-Smith, Bonnie

Location Made: Columbus, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Fusible Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery

Quilt Size: 51" x 59"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Polyester, Other synthetic, Broadcloth, Solid/plain, Striped, Denim from jeans

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Migrant Quilt Project; Arizona Historical Society, Tucson History Museum

45-46-17

KID: 45-46-17

2000-2025

Dystopia Rouge: A...

Bowers, Alison

Date Made: 2000-2025

Dystopia Rouge: A Series of Crewel Jokes aka Check Your Bias

Creator: Bowers, Alison

Location Made: Seabrook Island, South Carolina (SC) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Foundation Piecing, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 45" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Conversation Prints, Geometric, Hand-dyed, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-25

KID: 45-46-25

2000-2025

Diversity Creates...

Hardin, Diane; Nosa...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Diversity Creates Beauty, The Wayne County 4-H Tri-Centennial Quilt

Creator: Hardin, Diane; Nosal, Katherine; Desmond, Fran; Mitchell, MaryAnn; Ward, Shirly; McMacken, Lillia; Peterson, Anne; Taylor, Deborah; Roets, Margaret; Scarro, Esther; MacLaren, Esther; Runstadtler, Kathy; Barnhart, Mickey; Burr, Barbara; Stilman-Robinson,

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Embroidery, Ink drawing/Painting

Quilt Size: 102" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Rayon

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

The blocks: 1. Potawatomi--means "Keepers of the Fire" by Louis Medawis 2. Chippewa--means "Keeper of the Spirituality" by Sue Rueter 3. French by Karen Stocksett 4. Swiss by Margaret Iscariot 5. Swedish by Elizabeth Hardwick 6. Bulgarian by Ann Sheridan 7. Southern Americ...

12-8-1080

KID: 12-8-1080

2000-2025

Colours of Africa...

Colours of Africa

Date Made: 2000-2025

Colours of Africa

Creator: Colours of Africa

Location Made: Iringa United States,Tanzania

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 41 1/2" x 55"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Sashing is Kitenge cloth

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5298

KID: 12-8-5298

2000-2025

Survivors 2003

Feher, Aniko

Date Made: 2000-2025

Survivors 2003

Creator: Feher, Aniko

Location Made: Royal Oak, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 41" x 47"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

The MSU Museum commissioned Aniko Feher to make a copy of her quilt Survivors 2003.

12-8-5649

KID: 12-8-5649

2000-2025

Quilt

Joghi, Sila

Date Made: 2000-2025

Quilt

Creator: Joghi, Sila

Location Made: Kathmandu Nepal

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 70" x 93"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

Quilts for Kids is an opportunity for mothers in Nepal to make quilts to send their children to school. , The design on this quilt represents the stepped architecture of their religious buildings.

12-8-6188

KID: 12-8-6188

2000-2025

The Flint Foreclo...

Clark, Kathryn

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Flint Foreclosure Quilt

Creator: Clark, Kathryn

Location Made: San Francisco, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 26" x 46"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Linen, Cheescloth

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

My previous work as an urban planner made me acutely aware of how big an impact the foreclosure crisis would have on our cities and towns throughout the United States. However, very little was mentioned in the news. It was important to me to present the whole story in a way that would captivate p...

12-8-6262

KID: 12-8-6262

2000-2025

War of Words - Wo...

Pixeladies

Date Made: 2000-2025

War of Words - Words of War

Creator: Pixeladies

Location Made: Sacramento, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery, Digitally printed newspaper and magazine collage.

Quilt Size: 12" x 12"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Braid, cording, perle cotton, batting.

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6611

KID: 12-8-6611

2000-2025

Amandla!

Barnard, Elaine

Date Made: 2000-2025

Amandla!

Creator: Barnard, Elaine

Location Made: South Africa

Contruction: Machine Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 30" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6641

KID: 12-8-6641

2000-2025

9/11 Healing Quil...

Students in the cou...

Date Made: 2000-2025

9/11 Healing Quilt

Creator: Students in the course Womens Studies 1110, "Multicultural Perspectives on Women in Society" at University of Georgia at Athens

Location Made: Athens, Georgia (GA) United States

Contruction: Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 65" x 74"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain, Felt

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights

The quilt was made by students in the course Womens Studies 1110, "Multicultural Perspectives on Women in Society" at University of Georgia at Athens in September 2001. Professor Marybeth Stalp led her class through the process of making quilt blocks, and she combined them to make this qu...

12-8-6654

KID: 12-8-6654

2000-2025

Wall hanging

Starke, Roy

Date Made: 2000-2025

Wall hanging

Creator: Starke, Roy

Location Made: Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa

Quilt Size: 29 3/4" x 29 1/2"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6665

KID: 12-8-6665

2000-2025

Still Breaking Ba...

O'Neal, Charlotte

Date Made: 2000-2025

Still Breaking Barriers... Bustin' Glass Ceilings

Creator: O'Neal, Charlotte

Location Made: United States

Quilt Size: 52" x 47"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6745

KID: 12-8-6745

2000-2025

Mother Hale and H...

Hartwell, Peggy

Date Made: 2000-2025

Mother Hale and Her Children

Creator: Hartwell, Peggy

Location Made: Summerville, South Carolina (SC) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 50 1/2" x 60 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6749

KID: 12-8-6749

2000-2025

Our Glory

Rico, Jade

Date Made: 2000-2025

Our Glory

Creator: Rico, Jade

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Machine embroidery, Photography/photo transfer

Quilt Size: 62.5" x 86"

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6758

KID: 12-8-6758

2000-2025

The Language of C...

Sazaki, Kris

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Language of Color 10: Drawing Humanity

Creator: Sazaki, Kris

Location Made: Cameron Park, California (CA) United States

Contruction: white cotton fabric with collage of newspaper clippings. colored pencils, and collage of words and phrases digitally printed onto cotton. black stitching sewn horizontally across fabric.

Quilt Size: 30" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

Cashatt and Sazaki have been collaborating as the Pixeladies since 2003. Cloth, computer, and collaboration - these three Cs are the essence of the Pixeladies' art. They work in cloth because if its tactile and flexible nature. They have transferred some of their work process to the computer, mergin...

12-8-6884

KID: 12-8-6884

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Greenfield, Verni

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2009-2010

Creator: Greenfield, Verni

Location Made: Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Painting

Quilt Size: 66 x 62

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Solid/plain, Striped, made from denim and a US flag

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Migrant Quilt Project; Arizona Historical Society, Tucson History Museum

Quilt was made by a volunteer for the Migrant Quilt Project, Working with the materials felt like a sacred act. Not beautiful in and of themselves, the cotton knit and denim reflect the sacrifice and embody the remnants of deceased immigrants' dreams and hopes of a new life in 'El Norte.' By virtue ...

45-46-12

KID: 45-46-12

2000-2025

Middle Passage

Abdusamad, Karimah

Date Made: 2000-2025

Middle Passage

Creator: Abdusamad, Karimah

Location Made: Durham, North Carolina (N)C United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 35" x 90"

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand-dyed and commercial cotton, hand dyed raffia

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

<QuiltHistF059>"Of the many roles that an artist has in a society one of them is to call attention to the triumphs that the society revels in as well as the injustices that it has committed and upholds as part of its laws. With the 200th year anniversary of the abolition of the trade in h...

45-46-19

KID: 45-46-19

2000-2025

UGRR Quilt: Signs...

Payne, Barbara

Date Made: 2000-2025

UGRR Quilt: Signs and Symbols

Creator: Payne, Barbara

Location Made: Columbus, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Dimensional applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 70 1/2" x 87"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Dotted, Felt

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

50-145-28

KID: 50-145-28

2000-2025

Fearless

Shine, Sherry

Date Made: 2000-2025

Fearless

Creator: Shine, Sherry

Location Made: East Orange, New Jersey (NJ) United States

Contruction: Painting

Quilt Size: 46" x 36"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5693

KID: 12-8-5693

2000-2025

A Child of Clay

Tambani Embroidery ...

Date Made: 2000-2025

A Child of Clay

Creator: Tambani Embroidery Project

Location Made: South Africa

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 34 3/4" x 62"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5892

KID: 12-8-5892

2000-2025

Courageous

Crump, Carolyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

Courageous

Creator: Crump, Carolyn

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 43 1/2" x 56"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5968

KID: 12-8-5968

2000-2025

Quilt

Shiran, Chando

Date Made: 2000-2025

Quilt

Creator: Shiran, Chando

Location Made: Kathmandu Nepal

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66" x 91"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

Quilts for Kids is an opportunity for mothers in Nepal to make quilts to send their children to school.

12-8-6187

KID: 12-8-6187

2000-2025

HIV Postive: Reac...

Marion Coleman

Date Made: 2000-2025

HIV Postive: Reaching for a Cure

Creator: Marion Coleman

Location Made: Castro Valley, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 30" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6482

KID: 12-8-6482

2000-2025

Wall hanging

Starke, Roy

Date Made: 2000-2025

Wall hanging

Creator: Starke, Roy

Location Made: Pretoria, Gauteng South Africa

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Painting

Quilt Size: 29 3/4" x 29 1/2"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6664

KID: 12-8-6664

2000-2025

Ubuntutu

Vandeyar, Diana

Date Made: 2000-2025

Ubuntutu

Creator: Vandeyar, Diana

Location Made: Cape Town South Africa

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 30" x 29 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6676

KID: 12-8-6676

2000-2025

Anyone Can Fly

Jones, Arlene Kweli...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Anyone Can Fly

Creator: Jones, Arlene Kweli

Location Made: United States

Quilt Size: 26" x 34.5"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6706

KID: 12-8-6706

2000-2025

Hear No Evil

Williams, Trish

Date Made: 2000-2025

Hear No Evil

Creator: Williams, Trish

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Quilt Size: 21" x 42"

Fabrics: Cotton, Tyvek, vinyl window screen, polyester organza, effigy

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6708

KID: 12-8-6708

2000-2025

Emancipation to E...

Dukes, Jakki

Date Made: 2000-2025

Emancipation to Equality

Creator: Dukes, Jakki

Location Made: Shaker Heights, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Ink drawing, Painting, Reverse stencil painting- hand lettering "Negro National Anthem- white fabric aged

Quilt Size: 51 1/4" x 53 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Painted text

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6781

KID: 12-8-6781

2000-2025

And Then There Wa...

Fell, Deborah

Date Made: 2000-2025

And Then There Was Hope

Creator: Fell, Deborah

Location Made: Urbana, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Fusible Applique, Hand dyeing, fiber reactive dyes, large scale digital printing

Quilt Size: 39" x 34"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand-dyed, Silk noil, textile pens

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6796

KID: 12-8-6796

2000-2025

Sarai Mugare

Magurambe, Robert

Date Made: 2000-2025

Sarai Mugare

Creator: Magurambe, Robert

Location Made: Harare Zimbabwe

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 23" x 35"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, African ethnic prints

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-889

KID: 12-8-889

2000-2025

Walls Talking: Mu...

Roberts, Keisha

Date Made: 2000-2025

Walls Talking: Mulatto Ex-Slave in Her House Near Greensboro, Alabama

Creator: Roberts, Keisha

Location Made: San Fransisco, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Mixed media techniques

Quilt Size: 15" x 19"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5026

KID: 12-8-5026

2000-2025

Journey to Freedo...

Intuthuko Sewing Gr...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Journey to Freedom: Memory Quilt

Creator: Intuthuko Sewing Group; Celia de Villiers, Sonja Barac, PInky Lubisi, Thembisile Mabizela, Zanele Mabuza, Angie Namaru, Lindo Mnguni, Julie Mokoena, Salaminha Motoung, Angelina Mucavele, Thabitha Nare, Nomsa Ndala, Maria Nkabinde, Cynthia Radebe, Sannah Sasebola, Rosinah Teffo, Lizzy Tsotetsi, Dorothy Xaba.

Location Made: Etwatwa South Africa

Quilt Size: 61 1/2" x 90"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting, Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton floss

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

<QuiltHistF059>This hanging was made especially for an event at the University of South Africa reflecting on the demise of apartheid. Coordinated by UNISA faculty Gwenneth Miller and Wendy Ross, the multimedia project included the creation of two embroidered memory quilts as well as a digital ...

45-46-4

KID: 45-46-4

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Wenzel, Virginia

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2004-2005

Creator: Wenzel, Virginia

Location Made: Prescott, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Embroidery, Crochet trim on bottom edge.

Quilt Size: 45" x 89"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Novelty, Day of the Dead Calavera print

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Migrant Quilt Project; Arizona Historical Society, Tucson History Museum

45-46-15

KID: 45-46-15

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Knapp, Linda

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2013-2014

Creator: Knapp, Linda

Location Made: Santa Fe, New Mexico (NM) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Pieces of migrant clothing: jeans pockets, collars and cuffs from shirts, bits of bandana; embroidered flowers from migrant cloths, pictures of desert critters and bits of lace, are sewn onto the borders. Black fringe from a shawl was sewn onto bottom edge of quilt.

Quilt Size: 72" x 86"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Other synthetic, Print, Denim from jeans

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Migrant Quilt Project; Arizona Historical Society, Tucson History Museum

45-46-18

KID: 45-46-18

2000-2025

Freedom Quilt Hun...

Hughmanick, Christa...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Freedom Quilt Hungary

Creator: Hughmanick, Christalena

Location Made: Hungary

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, English template Piecing, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Reverse Applique, Embroidery, sewn felt, fabric marker

Quilt Size: 15' x 11'

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting, Quilt as you go

Fabrics: Cotton, Polyester, kékfestö cloth, resist block print & indigo submersion dyed

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-24

KID: 45-46-24

2000-2025

In My Time Histor...

Thomas, Rosalyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

In My Time Historical Quilt

Creator: Thomas, Rosalyn

Location Made: Cincinnati, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 15' x 11'

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Feedsack, Acrylic material paint

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

50-145-6

KID: 50-145-6

2000-2025

She Carries Her H...

Worland, Chris

Date Made: 2000-2025

She Carries Her House

Creator: Worland, Chris

Location Made: East Lansing, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Photography/ photo transfer

Quilt Size: 20 1/4" x 24"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, African prints

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5012

KID: 12-8-5012

2000-2025

Nelson Mandela's ...

Schaldenbrand, Meen...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Nelson Mandela's Presence

Creator: Schaldenbrand, Meena

Location Made: Plymouth, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 20" x 24"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks (for contemporary quilts)

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5016

KID: 12-8-5016

2000-2025

So Many Twin Towe...

N'Diaye, Diana

Date Made: 2000-2025

So Many Twin Towers

Creator: N'Diaye, Diana

Location Made: Washington, Washington D.C. United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Folding, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Photography/ photo transfer

Quilt Size: 20" x 24"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Metallic

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5017

KID: 12-8-5017

2000-2025

Solar Oven Quilt

Schon, Carol

Date Made: 2000-2025

Solar Oven Quilt

Creator: Schon, Carol

Location Made: Lansing, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 89" x 92"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, African prints

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5296

KID: 12-8-5296

2000-2025

Petrol Queue

Harare Patchwork an...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Petrol Queue

Creator: Harare Patchwork and Quilting Guild

Location Made: Harare United States,Zimbabwe

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery

Quilt Size: 102" x 14 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-5299

KID: 12-8-5299