1976-1999

The Family Quilt ...

Mazloomi, Carolyn

Date Made: 1976-1999

The Family Quilt from "Solid Like A Rock" series

Creator: Mazloomi, Carolyn

Location Made: Cincinnati, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Painting

Quilt Size: 39" x 49"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

8-5-427

KID: 8-5-427

1976-1999

Pentecostal Cross...

Lyles, Carole Y.

Date Made: 1976-1999

Pentecostal Cross #5, In the Garden

Creator: Lyles, Carole Y.

Location Made: Bradenton, Florida (FL) United States

Quilt Size: 44" x 56"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-9

KID: 50-145-9

1976-1999

Crazy Quilt

Hartwell, Peggy

Date Made: 1976-1999

Crazy Quilt

Creator: Hartwell, Peggy

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

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 52" x 55"

Fabrics: Cotton, Velvet, Print, Upholstery fabrics

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-16

KID: 50-145-16

1976-1999

Pentecostal Cross...

Shaw, Carole Lyles

Date Made: 1976-1999

Pentecostal Cross #3

Creator: Shaw, Carole Lyles

Location Made: Columbia, Maryland (MD) United States

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

Quilt Size: 42 1/4" x 66"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-26

KID: 50-145-26

1976-1999

Modesty

Smoote II, Jim S.

Date Made: 1976-1999

Modesty

Creator: Smoote II, Jim S.

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 50" x 41"

Fabrics: Cotton, Acrylic paint

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

50-145-31

KID: 50-145-31

1976-1999

Lamp Shade

Canady, Viola

Date Made: 1976-1999

Lamp Shade

Creator: Canady, Viola

Location Made: Washington D.C. United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Machine embroidery

Quilt Size: 28" x 22 1/2"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-91

KID: 50-145-91

2000-2025

Let the Music Flo...

Thomas, Theresa

Date Made: 2000-2025

Let the Music Flow

Creator: Thomas, Theresa

Location Made: Cincinnati, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine embroidery

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Small mirrors

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-5

KID: 50-145-5

2000-2025

In My Time Histor...

Thomas, Rosalind

Date Made: 2000-2025

In My Time Historical Quilt

Creator: Thomas, Rosalind

Location Made: Cincinnati, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Ink drawing, Painting

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Feedsack, Acrylic material paint

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

50-145-6

KID: 50-145-6

2000-2025

Jazz Cities #2: N...

Shaw, Carole Lyles

Date Made: 2000-2025

Jazz Cities #2: New Orleans, New York, Paris

Creator: Shaw, Carole Lyles

Location Made: Baltimore, Maryland (MD) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 38" x 40"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-17

KID: 50-145-17

2000-2025

Safari

Freeman, Marjorie D...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Safari

Creator: Freeman, Marjorie Diggs

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

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 27 1/8" x 32 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-18

KID: 50-145-18

2000-2025

Madiba's World

Bremer, Julius J.

Date Made: 2000-2025

Madiba's World

Creator: Bremer, Julius J.

Location Made: Cleveland, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 31" x 30.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Crystals, glow in dark thread, embellishment.

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-38

KID: 50-145-38

2000-2025

Mandela: A Humble...

Felix, Ife

Date Made: 2000-2025

Mandela: A Humble Servant of the People

Creator: Felix, Ife

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 29.75" x 30"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-45

KID: 50-145-45

2000-2025

Let Freedom Reign...

Croom, Laura M.

Date Made: 2000-2025

Let Freedom Reign

Creator: Croom, Laura M.

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

Contruction: Embroidery, Painting, Photography/photo transfer

Quilt Size: 28.5" x 28.5"

Fabrics: Cotton, Vinyl, Lumeire Acrylic paint, puffy foam

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-49

KID: 50-145-49

2000-2025

New York Welcomes...

Johnson, Jacqueline...

Date Made: 2000-2025

New York Welcomes Nelson Mandela

Creator: Johnson, Jacqueline

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

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 32" x 29.5"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Quilts and Human Rights

50-145-57

KID: 50-145-57

2000-2025

Amandla!

Leacraft, Betty

Date Made: 2000-2025

Amandla!

Creator: Leacraft, Betty

Location Made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Contruction: Painting, Piecing

Quilt Size: 29" x 28.5"

Fabrics: Cotton, Textile paint, polyester threads

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-60

KID: 50-145-60

2000-2025

Nelson Mandela Hi...

Noble, Sandra

Date Made: 2000-2025

Nelson Mandela His Legacy

Creator: Noble, Sandra

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

Contruction: Fusible Applique

Quilt Size: 33" x 32.5"

Fabrics: Cotton, Lame, organza fabrics

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Quilts and Human Rights

50-145-66

KID: 50-145-66

2000-2025

In the Fortress o...

Sheridan, Dr. Denis...

Date Made: 2000-2025

In the Fortress of the Enemy, You Inspired Us

Creator: Sheridan, Dr. Denise M.

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

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 29.5" x 29.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-73

KID: 50-145-73

2000-2025

Hejira

Richardson, Glenda

Date Made: 2000-2025

Hejira

Creator: Richardson, Glenda

Location Made: Fort Washington, Maryland (MD) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 17.5" x 26.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Lace, brocade, hand painted cottons

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-89

KID: 50-145-89

2000-2025

Baby Girl

Green, Myrah Brown

Date Made: 2000-2025

Baby Girl

Creator: Green, Myrah Brown

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

Quilt Size: 13 1/2" x 14 3/4"

Fabrics: Star embellishments

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-96

KID: 50-145-96

2000-2025

A Simple Act of K...

Shipp, April Anue

Date Made: 2000-2025

A Simple Act of Kindness Can Change the World

Creator: Shipp, April Anue

Location Made: Rochester Hills, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-112

KID: 50-145-112

2000-2025

Her Name is Belov...

Asbury, Linda R.

Date Made: 2000-2025

Her Name is Beloved Speak Her Name: Secoriea Turner

Creator: Asbury, Linda R.

Location Made: Stone Mountain, Georgia (GA) United States

Quilt Size: 17" x 21"

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-118

KID: 50-145-118

2000-2025

It Takes a Villag...

Dukes, Jakki

Date Made: 2000-2025

It Takes a Village

Creator: Dukes, Jakki

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine embroidery

Quilt Size: 43" x 32"

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Print, Nylon, polyester

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-10

KID: 50-145-10

2000-2025

Jazzmobile #1

McCannon, Dindga

Date Made: 2000-2025

Jazzmobile #1

Creator: McCannon, Dindga

Location Made: United States

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

Quilt Size: 48" x 59"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Print, Acrylic paint, antique jewelry, sequins

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-20

KID: 50-145-20

2000-2025

Dream Africa

Bremer, Julius

Date Made: 2000-2025

Dream Africa

Creator: Bremer, Julius

Location Made: Cleveland, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Quilt uses different African symbols with printed fabrics.

Quilt Size: 78" x 78"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon, Print

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-27

KID: 50-145-27

2000-2025

It Always Seems I...

Cruz, Adriene

Date Made: 2000-2025

It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done

Creator: Cruz, Adriene

Location Made: Portland, Oregon (OR) United States

Contruction: Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Machine and hand stitched

Quilt Size: 33" x 32"

Fabrics: Fabric, sequins, mirrors, crushed lemon verbena

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-43

KID: 50-145-43

2000-2025

Transition: Towar...

Dukes, Jacqueline

Date Made: 2000-2025

Transition: Toward Including Africans in South Africa's Promise

Creator: Dukes, Jacqueline

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Needlepoint appliques

Quilt Size: 29.75" x 29.75"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-46

KID: 50-145-46

2000-2025

Ubuntu: Mandela'...

Freeman, Marjorie D...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Ubuntu: Mandela's Greatest Gift

Creator: Freeman, Marjorie Diggs

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

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 30.5" x 30.25"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-50

KID: 50-145-50

2000-2025

Cool Breeze Under...

Green, Rose

Date Made: 2000-2025

Cool Breeze Under Trees

Creator: Green, Rose

Location Made: Cincinnati, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 38 3/8" x 26 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Yarn, ric rac

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-53

KID: 50-145-53

2000-2025

46664

Jackson, Marla

Date Made: 2000-2025

46664

Creator: Jackson, Marla

Location Made: Lawrence, Kansas (KS) United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 29.25" x 29.5"

Quilting Techniques: Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton, Ice dyed fabric, acrylic paint.

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-58

KID: 50-145-58

2000-2025

The Mighty Warrio...

Hartwell, Peggie

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Mighty Warrior

Creator: Hartwell, Peggie

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

Contruction: Ink drawing, Painting, Hand drawn/painted face features

Quilt Size: 29.5" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-59

KID: 50-145-59

2000-2025

Lead From the Bac...

McCraw, Barbara Ann...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Lead From the Back

Creator: McCraw, Barbara Ann

Location Made: Denton, Texas (TX) United States

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

Quilt Size: 50" x 65"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Seed beads, crystals

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-65

KID: 50-145-65

2000-2025

Awakening

Kerry-Harlan, Sharo...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Awakening

Creator: Kerry-Harlan, Sharon

Location Made: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Painting

Quilt Size: 30" x 30"

Fabrics: Cotton, Artist designed hand-pulled silk screens. Discharged dyed cloth, painted, distressed cloth, stitching. Glass beads, vintage buttons, sequins.

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-69

KID: 50-145-69

2000-2025

Mandela Comes to ...

Vest, Hilda

Date Made: 2000-2025

Mandela Comes to Motown

Creator: Vest, Hilda

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 29.25" x 29.25"

Fabrics: Batiks, African fabric, felt, embroidery threads

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Great Lakes African American Quilters Network

50-145-82

KID: 50-145-82

2000-2025

Madiba: From Pris...

O'Bryant-Seabrook, ...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Madiba: From Prison to Reverence

Creator: O'Bryant-Seabrook, Marlene

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

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Photography/photo transfer, TAP Transfer Digital Typography

Quilt Size: 29.5" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Commercial & African Fabrics, Transfer Artist Paper, Felt

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Quilts and Human Rights

50-145-84

KID: 50-145-84

2000-2025

Preserving Innoce...

Coleman, Marion

Date Made: 2000-2025

Preserving Innocence

Creator: Coleman, Marion

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

Contruction: Fusible Applique, machine stitched

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-98

KID: 50-145-98

2000-2025

The Face of Peace...

McCraw, Barbara Ann...

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Face of Peace

Creator: McCraw, Barbara Ann

Location Made: Denton, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

50-145-104

KID: 50-145-104

2000-2025

Ubuntutu Love: "F...

Sheridan, Denise

Date Made: 2000-2025

Ubuntutu Love: "For Better and For Better"

Creator: Sheridan, Denise

Location Made: Milton, Georgia (GA) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-107

KID: 50-145-107

2000-2025

Fading Memories

White, Valerie

Date Made: 2000-2025

Fading Memories

Creator: White, Valerie

Location Made: Denver, Colorado (CO) United States

Contruction: Painting, Photography/photo transfer

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, embellished thread

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

50-145-111

KID: 50-145-111

2000-2025

With These Hands

McGowan, Peggy Luca...

Date Made: 2000-2025

With These Hands

Creator: McGowan, Peggy Lucas

Location Made: Nashville, Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Applique

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Dutch wax print fabrics, double-sided fusible interfacing

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-113

KID: 50-145-113

2000-2025

Behind Every Grea...

Shipp, April

Date Made: 2000-2025

Behind Every Great Man: Portrait of Ada Mills Young

Creator: Shipp, April

Location Made: Rochester Hills, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Silk dupioni

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-114

KID: 50-145-114

2000-2025

2 Face - Nobody's...

Shipp, April Anue

Date Made: 2000-2025

2 Face - Nobody's Business but My Own

Creator: Shipp, April Anue

Location Made: Rochester Hills, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand-dyed

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-116

KID: 50-145-116

2000-2025

Mama Rosa

Shipp, April Anue

Date Made: 2000-2025

Mama Rosa

Creator: Shipp, April Anue

Location Made: Rochester Hills, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand-dyed

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

50-145-117

KID: 50-145-117

2000-2025

She Got Bling in ...

Bonds, Nedra

Date Made: 2000-2025

She Got Bling in her Halo and Her Peace Done Slipped Away

Creator: Bonds, Nedra

Location Made: Kansas City, Kansas (KS) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Lace, Ribbon, Beads, Felt

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-1

KID: 50-145-1

2000-2025

Black, White, and...

Zahra, Sauda

Date Made: 2000-2025

Black, White, and Purple Meloday

Creator: Zahra, Sauda

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Dimensional applique, Hand embroidery

Quilt Size: 26" x 42"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Musical charms and symbol embellishments

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-19

KID: 50-145-19

2000-2025

Pupil of the Eye ...

Butler, Helen

Date Made: 2000-2025

Pupil of the Eye 3

Creator: Butler, Helen

Location Made: Evanston, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Photography/photo transfer, Screen printing, spray dying

Quilt Size: 30" x 29.75"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Satin, Batiks, Adirondack spray dyes, Lumiere acrylics, rayon thread, Lutradur mixed media sheets

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-40

KID: 50-145-40

2000-2025

Celebration of Hi...

Green, Rose Mary

Date Made: 2000-2025

Celebration of His Walk

Creator: Green, Rose Mary

Location Made: Cincinnati, Ohio (OH) United States

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

Quilt Size: 28.75" x 28"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Batiks, Canvas, craft spoon with zebra head

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-52

KID: 50-145-52

2000-2025

A Queue for Democ...

Hankins, Sandra

Date Made: 2000-2025

A Queue for Democracy

Creator: Hankins, Sandra

Location Made: Lake Elsinore, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 30" x 30"

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-54

KID: 50-145-54

2000-2025

Mandela | Prince ...

Lockhart, Cynthia

Date Made: 2000-2025

Mandela | Prince of Freedom

Creator: Lockhart, Cynthia

Location Made: Cincinnati, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Painting, Bias French edging, draping, layering techniques, collage and applique; including 3-D sculptural attributes and hand silk screened designs and hand painted.

Quilt Size: 31" x 35"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Multi-layered assemblage of mixed textiles, fabrics, hand silk screened and hand painted fabrics; upholstery textiles, lace, netting, wire, and braids. In addition, the artwork is accented with fibers and yarns.

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Quilts and Human Rights

50-145-61

KID: 50-145-61

2000-2025

Madiba's Range

Kellon, Gloria

Date Made: 2000-2025

Madiba's Range

Creator: Kellon, Gloria

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

Contruction: Applique

Quilt Size: 28.5" x 28"

Fabrics: Cotton, Embroidery thread, Commerative Fabric for Mandela

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-62

KID: 50-145-62

2000-2025

Mandela, the Chil...

Richardson, Glenda

Date Made: 2000-2025

Mandela, the Children's Advocate

Creator: Richardson, Glenda

Location Made: Ft. Washington, Maryland (MD) United States

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

Quilt Size: 29.25" x 31"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Tea dyed cottons, bone pendants

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-72

KID: 50-145-72

2000-2025

Peace Mandela, A ...

Staples, Carole Gar...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Peace Mandela, A Tribute to Madiba

Creator: Staples, Carole Gary

Location Made: West Chester, Ohio (OH) United States

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

Quilt Size: 29" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Waxed cotton, acrylic felt, fabric paint, and mixed media materials

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Quilts and Human Rights

50-145-81

KID: 50-145-81

2000-2025

A Man for All Sea...

Coleman, Andrena

Date Made: 2000-2025

A Man for All Seasons

Creator: Coleman, Andrena

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 30.75" x 31.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Scraps from imported African fabrics

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-83

KID: 50-145-83

2000-2025

A Belated Thank Y...

Austin, Lauren

Date Made: 2000-2025

A Belated Thank You for Ms. Leah

Creator: Austin, Lauren

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Hand-dyed, Fiber reactive Procion dyes.

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-97

KID: 50-145-97

2000-2025

Bishop Tutu: The ...

Coackley, Marian

Date Made: 2000-2025

Bishop Tutu: The Man His Faith and His Love For His People

Creator: Coackley, Marian

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Photography/photo transfer

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-100

KID: 50-145-100

2000-2025

Hope

Ray, Sharon

Date Made: 2000-2025

Hope

Creator: Ray, Sharon

Location Made: Ann Arbor, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Raw Edge Applique

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

50-145-106

KID: 50-145-106

2000-2025

An Open Book to F...

Shipp, April Anue

Date Made: 2000-2025

An Open Book to Freedom

Creator: Shipp, April Anue

Location Made: Rochester Hills, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Satin, Lace, tulle

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

50-145-115

KID: 50-145-115

2000-2025

Eve's Garden

Hartwell, Peggy

Date Made: 2000-2025

Eve's Garden

Creator: Hartwell, Peggy

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 38 1/2" x 42"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked, Print

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-11

KID: 50-145-11

2000-2025

Obama Lights the ...

Noble, Sandra E.

Date Made: 2000-2025

Obama Lights the World with a Spirit of Hope

Creator: Noble, Sandra E.

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

Contruction: Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Machine embroidery

Quilt Size: 42 1/2" x 43"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Gold netting, gold ribbon, organza

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

50-145-12

KID: 50-145-12

2000-2025

Shells

Dukes, Jakki (Jacqu...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Shells

Creator: Dukes, Jakki (Jacqueline)

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

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Artist statement about work: 2008- I spent the summer in Hawaii and I spent Thursdays quilting with the locals.

50-145-14

KID: 50-145-14

2000-2025

Powers Bible Quil...

Payne, Barbara Holt...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Powers Bible Quilt Replica

Creator: Payne, Barbara Holt

Location Made: Columbus, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Hand embroidery

Quilt Size: 72" x 90"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Women of Color Quilters Network; Carolyn Mazloomi Private Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-21

KID: 50-145-21