1876-1900

Women's Rights qu...

Date Made: 1876-1900

Women's Rights quilt

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 69 1/2" x 70"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-35

KID: 45-46-35

2000-2025

Windows

Beyer, Jinny

Date Made: 2000-2025

Windows

Creator: Beyer, Jinny

Location Made: Great Falls, Virginia (VA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 91" x 91"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Quilts and Health

45-46-49

KID: 45-46-49

2000-2025

Why Do You Hate M...

Crump, Carolyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

Why Do You Hate Me?

Creator: Crump, Carolyn

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Acrylic wash, colored pencil, felt, marker

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Black Disapora Quilt History Project

45-46-63

KID: 45-46-63

1930-1949

TVA Quilt

Pickwick Dam Negro ...

Date Made: 1930-1949

TVA Quilt

Creator: Pickwick Dam Negro Women's Association

Location Made: Pickwick Dam Village, Mississippi (MS) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 62" x 81"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

45-46-23

KID: 45-46-23

2000-2025

Triangle Fire Qui...

Berson, Robin

Date Made: 2000-2025

Triangle Fire Quilt

Creator: Berson, Robin

Location Made: New York, NY and Lennox, Massachusetts (MA) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Painting, Photography/photo transfer

Quilt Size: 120" x 84"

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Velvet, Satin, Nylon, lace, buttons, ink, pencil, acrylic paint

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-66

KID: 45-46-66

2000-2025

Trayvon Could Be ...

Burge, Dorothy I.

Date Made: 2000-2025

Trayvon Could Be My Son

Creator: Burge, Dorothy I.

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 30" x 48"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Black Disapora Quilt History Project; Women of Color Quilters Network

45-46-44

KID: 45-46-44

2000-2025

The Women's Vote

Robertson, Louise

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Women's Vote

Creator: Robertson, Louise

Location Made: Started in California, finished in Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Piecing, Applique, Painting, Embellished

Quilt Size: 54" x 54"

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Print, Floss, buttons

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-77

KID: 45-46-77

2000-2025

The Womens Equity...

Bonds, Nedra

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Womens Equity Quilt

Creator: Bonds, Nedra

Location Made: Kansas City, Missouri (MO) United States

Contruction: Photography/photo transfer, Embellished

Quilt Size: 72" x 60"

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-58

KID: 45-46-58

2000-2025

The Fabrics of Ho...

Van Patten

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Fabrics of Homelessness

Creator: Van Patten

Location Made: Greenbank or Whidbey Island, Washington (WA) United States

Quilt Size: 27" x 36"

Fabrics: Tarp, plastic bags, cardboard, thread, glue

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-52

KID: 45-46-52

2000-2025

The Dosta (Enough...

Stancu, Ramona

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Dosta (Enough) Quilt

Creator: Stancu, Ramona

Location Made: Strasbourg France

Contruction: Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 94" x 74"

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-42

KID: 45-46-42

1800-1849

Susan B. Anthony ...

Anthony, Susan B.

Date Made: 1800-1849

Susan B. Anthony Quilt

Creator: Anthony, Susan B.

Location Made: Battenville, New York (NY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 72" x 80 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Print

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-46

KID: 45-46-46

1901-1929

Suffragette Quilt...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Suffragette Quilt

Location Made: Ohio (OH) United States

Quilt Size: 72" x 74"

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-47

KID: 45-46-47

1901-1929

Suffragette Banne...

WSPU Holloway Priso...

Date Made: 1901-1929

Suffragette Banner

Creator: WSPU Holloway Prisoners

Location Made: Glasgow Scotland

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 87 1/2" x 97 2/3"

Fabrics: Linen, Silk, Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-74

KID: 45-46-74

1930-1949

String

Wilson, Elva

Date Made: 1930-1949

String

Creator: Wilson, Elva

Location Made: Clifty Community, Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Strip/string Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 64 inches x 75.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

Elva Wilson lived alone in a cabin--living a 19th century existence. The quilt owner visited her on a regular basis.

22-18-1834

KID: 22-18-1834

2000-2025

Story Cloth

Her, Sua

Date Made: 2000-2025

Story Cloth

Creator: Her, Sua

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 34 3/4" x 34 1/2"

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend, Solid/plain, Embroidery floss

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-69

KID: 45-46-69

2000-2025

Srebrenica Memori...

BOSFAM

Date Made: 2000-2025

Srebrenica Memorial

Creator: BOSFAM

Location Made: Bosnia and Herzegowina

Contruction: Woven

Quilt Size: 79" x 79"

Fabrics: Wool

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

<QuiltHistF059>Each year, on July 11, Bosnians gather at Potocari, in Eastern Bosnia, to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, which claimed the lives of more than 8,000 men and boys. <br/>They also attend the reburial of victims whose bodies were identified in the previous year. In...

45-46-6

KID: 45-46-6

2000-2025

Slave Ship Henrie...

Cummings, Michael

Date Made: 2000-2025

Slave Ship Henrietta Marie

Creator: Cummings, Michael

Location Made: New York, New York (NY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Painting, Embellished

Quilt Size: 156" x 120"

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Black Disapora Quilt History Project

45-46-54

KID: 45-46-54

2000-2025

Shattered Childho...

Stoltz, Heather G.

Date Made: 2000-2025

Shattered Childhood

Creator: Stoltz, Heather G.

Location Made: White Plains, New York (NY) United States

Quilt Size: 14" x 11"

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Quilts and Health

45-46-67

KID: 45-46-67

1850-1875

Sanitary Fair Sam...

Date Made: 1850-1875

Sanitary Fair Sampler

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 75.5 x 95

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Novelty, Solid/plain

Project: Connecticut Quilt Search Project

Quilt was a fund raiser in Tarrytown, NY to raise monies for the Civil War effort., See more information of original data form

17-13-71

KID: 17-13-71

1930-1949

Russian Army Quil...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Russian Army Quilt

Location Made: Likely made in Germany

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 51 1/2" x 40"

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Striped, Burlap

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-73

KID: 45-46-73

2000-2025

Reconstruction

Harris, Carole

Date Made: 2000-2025

Reconstruction

Creator: Harris, Carole

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 36" x 55"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand printed cottons

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Black Disapora Quilt History Project

45-46-79

KID: 45-46-79

1800-1849

Rajah Quilt

Female convicts

Date Made: 1800-1849

Rajah Quilt

Creator: Female convicts

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 132 3/4" x 128"

Fabrics: Cotton, Chintz, Print, Sheeting

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-70

KID: 45-46-70

2000-2025

Racism Corrodes

Clawson, Susanne

Date Made: 2000-2025

Racism Corrodes

Creator: Clawson, Susanne

Location Made: Silber Springs, Maryland (MD) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Raw-edge applique

Quilt Size: 46 1/4" x 25"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Black Disapora Quilt History Project

45-46-78

KID: 45-46-78

1876-1900

Queen Lili'uokala...

Queen Lili’uokala...

Date Made: 1876-1900

Queen Lili'uokalani Quilt

Creator: Queen Lili’uokalani and companions

Location Made: Honolulu, Hawaii (HI) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 98 3/8" x 96"

Fabrics: Silk, Velvet, Including pieces of Lili’uokalani’s clothing.

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-34

KID: 45-46-34

1800-1849

Quaker Slavery Qu...

Coates, Deborah Sim...

Date Made: 1800-1849

Quaker Slavery Quilt

Creator: Coates, Deborah Simmons

Location Made: Sadsbury Township, Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Contruction: English Template Piecing

Quilt Size: 89" x 96"

Fabrics: Silk, Cotton, Print

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-71

KID: 45-46-71

1976-1999

Prison Quilt

Hogan, Barbara

Date Made: 1976-1999

Prison Quilt

Creator: Hogan, Barbara

Location Made: Pretoria South Africa

Contruction: Foundation Piecing, Hand whip stitched

Quilt Size: 59" x 78 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

<QuiltHistF059>In 1982 Barbara Hogan, a thirty-year-old post-graduate student working part-time for the Environmental Development Agency in South Africa and an ardent member of the African National Congress (ANC), the anti-apartheid political party. That year, she was detained for sending labo...

45-46-5

KID: 45-46-5

2000-2025

Precious Water

Chatelain, Hollis

Date Made: 2000-2025

Precious Water

Creator: Chatelain, Hollis

Location Made: Hillsborough, North Carolina (NC) United States

Contruction: Hand dye-painted

Quilt Size: 85" x 77"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Thickened fiber reactive dyes.

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Quilts and Health

45-46-50

KID: 45-46-50

2000-2025

Portrait of a Tex...

Agnew, Therese

Date Made: 2000-2025

Portrait of a Textile Worker

Creator: Agnew, Therese

Location Made: Shorewood, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Quilt Size: 109 3/4" x 94 1/2"

Fabrics: Clothing labels

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-48

KID: 45-46-48

1976-1999

Piecing Memories ...

Chin, Bess Kawachi

Date Made: 1976-1999

Piecing Memories - Recollections of Internment

Creator: Chin, Bess Kawachi

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

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 60" x 72"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-41

KID: 45-46-41

1976-1999

Peace Quilt 1

MacWilliam, Irene

Date Made: 1976-1999

Peace Quilt 1

Creator: MacWilliam, Irene

Location Made: Belfast Northern Ireland

Contruction: Applique, Free machine work

Quilt Size: 59" x 90"

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-43

KID: 45-46-43

1976-1999

Palestinian Nabka...

Palestinian women f...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Palestinian Nabka quilt

Creator: Palestinian women from occupied territories and refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan

Location Made: Jordan,Lebanon

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Fabrics: Polyester, Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-39

KID: 45-46-39

2000-2025

Our Say, Our Righ...

Sheerin, Fintan

Date Made: 2000-2025

Our Say, Our Rights

Creator: Sheerin, Fintan

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-45

KID: 45-46-45

2000-2025

One Paycheck

Nida, Kathy

Date Made: 2000-2025

One Paycheck

Creator: Nida, Kathy

Location Made: El Cajon, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Fusible Applique

Quilt Size: 38" x 38 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand-dyed and commercial, ink

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-57

KID: 45-46-57

2000-2025

New Century Poll ...

Framer, Michelle

Date Made: 2000-2025

New Century Poll Tax

Creator: Framer, Michelle

Location Made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 39" x 27"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Linen, Hand-dyed and commercial fabric.

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Black Disapora Quilt History Project; Women of Color Quilters Network

45-46-62

KID: 45-46-62

1976-1999

National Peace Qu...

Boise Peace Quilt P...

Date Made: 1976-1999

National Peace Quilt

Creator: Boise Peace Quilt Project, The

Location Made: Boise, Idaho (ID) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 120" x 106"

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-37

KID: 45-46-37

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Hall, Gale

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2020-2021

Creator: Hall, Gale

Location Made: Saddlebrooke, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Dimensional applique, Gathering/ruching, Other novelty technique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Ink drawing, Other embellishment technique

Quilt Size: 80.5" x 87"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend, Polyester, Broadcloth, Batiks, Multiple scrap, Plaid, Solid/plain

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

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project., What an honor and great responsibility it was to make this quilt. How could I help people who examine this quilt to see the humanity and lived lives of the people represented here who died in our desert? How could I make it more visceral...

45-46-33

KID: 45-46-33

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Hoffman, Susan

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2019-2020

Creator: Hoffman, Susan

Location Made: Germantown, New York (NY) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Fusible Applique, Dimensional applique, Gathering/ruching, Other novelty technique, Painting

Quilt Size: 83" x 98"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Broadcloth, Flannel, Batiks, Multiple scrap, Solid/plain

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

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project., See quiltmaker’s website: <a href="http://sdhoffman.com" target="_blank">http://sdhoffman.com</a>

45-46-32

KID: 45-46-32

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Zoda, Reilly

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2018-2019

Creator: Zoda, Reilly

Location Made: Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

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

Quilt Size: 42" x 56.25"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Denim

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

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project., It was a great honor to have the privilege of creating the 2018-2019 Tucson Sector Migrant Quilt. In collaboration with Gerry Murano, I put the 137 names received from the Pima County Coroner’s Office, on a field of migrant denim taken f...

45-46-31

KID: 45-46-31

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Laird, Linda

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2017-2018

Creator: Laird, Linda

Location Made: Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Other Piecing, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Gathering/ruching, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery, Gathering/ruching, fussy cut, La Llorona art print by Silvana Moran.

Quilt Size: 71" x 91"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Polyester, Unknown, Broadcloth, Flannel, Velvet, Batiks, Cheater fabric, Conversation Prints, Floral, Multiple scrap, Print, Solid/plain, Striped, Discarded migrant clothing: denim jeans, camoflage knit, t-shirt knit.

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

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project.

45-46-7

KID: 45-46-7

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Breneman, Judy

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2016-2017

Creator: Breneman, Judy

Location Made: Amado, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery, Painting

Quilt Size: 53.25" x 72"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Broadcloth, Handwoven, Other, Solid/plain, Striped

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

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project., Our group decided to focus on pockets for our theme since they held things important to migrants (and we primarily had denim found in the desert to work with). We each ripped seams of the jeans to separate the large and coin pockets, then ...

45-46-30

KID: 45-46-30

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 - Arizona History Museum

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project.

45-46-16

KID: 45-46-16

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Kisselberg-Peake, S...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2014-2015

Creator: Kisselberg-Peake, Sharon

Location Made: Holiday, Utah (UT) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Machine embroidery

Quilt Size: 45" x 47"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Other, Conversation Prints, Floral, Mourning Prints, Novelty, Solid/plain, Denim

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

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project., I began the quilt with Day of the Dead-style fabrics and added migrant jeans to the border when I received them later. I made 5 patch squares surrounded by dark sky fabric to hold the many unknowns’ names. I created the binding, called ...

45-46-29

KID: 45-46-29

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 - Arizona History Museum

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project.

45-46-18

KID: 45-46-18

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Eschedor, Jennifer

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2012-2013

Creator: Eschedor, Jennifer

Location Made: Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

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

Quilt Size: 54.5" x 69"

Fabrics: Cotton, denim

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

Makers were volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project and made it for the organization., Looking through the stacks of clothing and personal items that were collected in the desert turned the purpose of the quilt project from foreign to familiar. Handling the very clothing that the migrants wore as ...

45-46-11

KID: 45-46-11

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Eschedor, Jennifer

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2011-2012

Creator: Eschedor, Jennifer

Location Made: Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Reverse Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Other embellishment technique, Lino-cut skulls, a baseball hat and embroidered cloths (serviettes) attached to the front.

Quilt Size: 51.5" x 46"

Fabrics: Cotton, denim, embroidered cloths, bandanas, and a baseball hat

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

Makers were volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project and made it for the organization., Looking through the stacks of clothing and personal items that were collected in the desert turned the purpose of the quilt project from foreign to familiar. Handling the very clothing that the migrants wore as ...

45-46-10

KID: 45-46-10

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Bayley, Cornelia

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2010-2011

Creator: Bayley, Cornelia

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery, Ink drawing, Hand embroidered napkin attached at lower right.

Quilt Size: 54.5" x 61"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

Quilt was made by a volunteer for The Migrant Quilt Project.

45-46-1

KID: 45-46-1

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 - Arizona 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

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 - Arizona History Museum

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project.

45-46-17

KID: 45-46-17

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Amann, Nancy

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2007-2008

Creator: Amann, Nancy

Location Made: Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

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

Quilt Size: 64" x 82"

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Solid/plain, denim, bandana

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

Quilt was made by a volunteer for The Migrant Quilt Project., "I'm not a terrific quilter, just enthusiastic about the project. My hope was that anyone viewing the quilt would realize how many bodies weren't found in time to identify them. All the parents, children, grandparents, lovers . . . w...

45-46-13

KID: 45-46-13

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Tucson community me...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2006-2007

Creator: Tucson community members

Location Made: Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery, Painting

Quilt Size: 60" x 81" + fringe

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Linen, Broadcloth, Handwoven, Other, Batiks, Floral, Hand-dyed, Novelty, Solid/plain, Striped, Unknown, Denim

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

For over a decade I’ve hiked in the rugged Sonoran Desert to prevent migrants from dying of dehydration and exposure. In 2007 I decided to create the Migrant Quilt Project out of the abandoned clothing that migrants deliberately left behind. The border crossers’ personal items became the fabric ...

45-46-28

KID: 45-46-28

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Vinson, Alice

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2005-2006

Creator: Vinson, Alice

Location Made: Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Reverse Applique, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery, Painting, Raw edge

Quilt Size: 60" x 85.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Unknown, Checked, Floral, Novelty, Paisley, Plaid, Solid/plain, Striped, Cut-up denim jeans, bandanas, shirts, embroidered cloths

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

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project.

45-46-2

KID: 45-46-2

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 - Arizona History Museum

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project.

45-46-15

KID: 45-46-15

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Project Amor Staff

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2003-2004

Creator: Project Amor Staff

Location Made: Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

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

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project., This was first Migrant Quilt created, by Project Amor, a Tucson non-profit organization serving low-income Spanish-speaking families of children with disabilities and literacy needs. The quilt was made by Project Amor's staff members along...

45-46-9

KID: 45-46-9

2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tu...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2002-2003

Location Made: Tucson, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Strip/string Piecing, Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery, Painting

Quilt Size: 61" x 81.5"

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend, Other, Conversation Prints, Novelty, Solid/plain, Other

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

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project., I was honored to make a quilt for the Migrant Quilt Project because these quilts humanize and memorialize the lives of migrants who died searching for a better life. I used the state of Arizona to map the deaths of known and unknown migran...

45-46-27

KID: 45-46-27

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 - Arizona History Museum

Quilt was made by volunteers 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...

Kersting, Betty

Date Made: 2000-2025

Migrant Quilt: Tucson Sector 2000-2001

Creator: Kersting, Betty

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Fusible Applique, Yo-yo, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery, Ink drawing, Painting, Photography/ photo transfer

Quilt Size: 50" x 54"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Floral, Geometric, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Solid/plain, Guatemalan huipil

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

Quilt was made by volunteers for the Migrant Quilt Project.

45-46-14

KID: 45-46-14

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

1976-1999

Menschen

Gisela Rikeit

Date Made: 1976-1999

Menschen

Creator: Gisela Rikeit

Location Made: Graben-Neudorf Germany

Contruction: Painting

Quilt Size: 71" x 58"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: International Quilt Museum; General Collection

36-34-1312

KID: 36-34-1312

2000-2025

Mending Boston

Wainwright, Clara

Date Made: 2000-2025

Mending Boston

Creator: Wainwright, Clara

Location Made: Cambridge, Massachusetts (MA) United States

Contruction: Embroidery, Mending stitches, beading

Quilt Size: 64" x 136"

Fabrics: Beads, embroidery thread, a variety of fabrics

Project: Quilts and Human Rights; Quilts and Health

45-46-68

KID: 45-46-68

2000-2025

Memory Cloth

Ximba, Lobolile

Date Made: 2000-2025

Memory Cloth

Creator: Ximba, Lobolile

Location Made: Durban South Africa

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery, Beadwork

Quilt Size: 15 1/2" x 12"

Fabrics: Cotton, Embroidery thread, beads

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-51

KID: 45-46-51