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...

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

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

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

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

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; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

50-145-28

KID: 50-145-28

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

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

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

To Johannesburg t...

Shakir, Latifah

Date Made: 2000-2025

To Johannesburg through the forest of my Africa

Creator: Shakir, Latifah

Location Made: Lawrenceville, Georgia (GA) United States

Contruction: Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Painting, Piecing, applique, couching, hand and machine stitching

Quilt Size: 30" x 32"

Fabrics: Cotton, Recycled cotton clothing, African fabric, African dancer's Woven belt

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

50-145-67

KID: 50-145-67

2000-2025

Who Will Carry On...

Wiener, Leni Levens...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Who Will Carry On?

Creator: Wiener, Leni Levenson

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

Contruction: Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 30" 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

50-145-75

KID: 50-145-75

2000-2025

Peace and Reconci...

Catlin, Cynthia H.

Date Made: 2000-2025

Peace and Reconciliation

Creator: Catlin, Cynthia H.

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

Contruction: Machine Applique, Thread painting

Quilt Size: 30" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand-dyed, Polyester organza. Machine applique, thread painting, heavy machine quilting and trapunto.

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

50-145-80

KID: 50-145-80

2000-2025

Ode to Archbishop...

Hartwell, Peggie

Date Made: 2000-2025

Ode to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Leah Tutu

Creator: Hartwell, Peggie

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

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Painting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Textile paint on eyes

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

50-145-99

KID: 50-145-99

2000-2025

No Comfort in Res...

Fell, Deborah

Date Made: 2000-2025

No Comfort in Restitution

Creator: Fell, Deborah

Location Made: Urbana, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Screen printing, Painting, Photography/photo transfer, Machine stitched

Fabrics: Cotton, Burlap, and scraps of other fabrics, thread

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

50-145-102

KID: 50-145-102

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

Reflections

Miller, Edjohnetta

Date Made: 2000-2025

Reflections

Creator: Miller, Edjohnetta

Location Made: Harfford, Connecticut (CT) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Impovisational pieced

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Hand-dyed, Fabrics from around the world, hand dyed fabrics, embroidered fabric

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

50-145-105

KID: 50-145-105

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

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

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

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

Rolihlahla

Allen, Renee

Date Made: 2000-2025

Rolihlahla

Creator: Allen, Renee

Location Made: Ellenwood, Georgia (GA) United States

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

Quilt Size: 29.5" x 29.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Felt

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

50-145-37

KID: 50-145-37

2000-2025

Wasted Years

Crump, Carolyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

Wasted Years

Creator: Crump, Carolyn

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Whole Quilt, Acrylic Wash

Quilt Size: 31" x 37.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Acrylic Wash, Hemp, Felt

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

50-145-41

KID: 50-145-41

2000-2025

Nelson Mandela - ...

Brown, Carole Richb...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Nelson Mandela - Prince, Prisoner, President

Creator: Brown, Carole Richburg

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

Contruction: Applique, piecing

Quilt Size: 30" x 29.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Reclaimed fabric, colored pencils, upholstery fabric, fabric pain

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

50-145-42

KID: 50-145-42

2000-2025

Madiba

Burge, Dorothy

Date Made: 2000-2025

Madiba

Creator: Burge, Dorothy

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

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

Quilt Size: 28.5" x 27.5"

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

50-145-51

KID: 50-145-51

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

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

Windows of Reflec...

Meriwether, Harriet...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Windows of Reflections

Creator: Meriwether, Harriette Alford

Location Made: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Contruction: Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Classic piecing

Quilt Size: 33" x 38"

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton applique gold embellishment. A variety of cotton fabrics made up of appliqued motifs, in a variety of colors, classic piecing, symbols, words and expressions created on an earthtone background fabric with metalic gold tassels and other embellishments.

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

50-145-64

KID: 50-145-64

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

Tata: Father of t...

Shipp, April Thomas...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Tata: Father of the Nation

Creator: Shipp, April Thomas

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 30.5" x 34"

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

50-145-76

KID: 50-145-76

2000-2025

Victory of the Sp...

Zahra, Sauda A.

Date Made: 2000-2025

Victory of the Spirit

Creator: Zahra, Sauda A.

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

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

Quilt Size: 29.5" x 29.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Applique; African beads and bead lettering

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

50-145-79

KID: 50-145-79

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

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

Touched by the Sp...

Lockhart, Cynthia

Date Made: 2000-2025

Touched by the Spirit

Creator: Lockhart, Cynthia

Location Made: Cincinnati, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Applique, Painting, bias French edged, draped, collaged, wirework; including 3-D sculptural attributes

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Hand-dyed, Mixed fabrications of textures and elements including: Multi-layered assemblage of fabrics, leather, recycled vintage fabric and clothing; hand dyed and hand painted fabrics; upholstery textiles, lace, netting, braids

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

50-145-103

KID: 50-145-103

2000-2025

Tutu Legacy

Williams, Trish

Date Made: 2000-2025

Tutu Legacy

Creator: Williams, Trish

Location Made: Peoria, IL, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand-dyed, Hand dyed and painted cotton, Kona cotton, Africana wax printed cotton, vintage buttons

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

50-145-109

KID: 50-145-109

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

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

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

Mandela - Forgive...

Abernathy, Regina

Date Made: 2000-2025

Mandela - Forgiveness and Goodness Road

Creator: Abernathy, Regina

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, I made a strip quilt of African Fabric/cut the quilt into pieces.

Quilt Size: 30" x 31.5"

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, African fabrics

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

50-145-32

KID: 50-145-32

2000-2025

Madiba Remembered...

Beck, Carol

Date Made: 2000-2025

Madiba Remembered

Creator: Beck, Carol

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 29.75" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Painted Cowrie Shells; Fringed Computer Printed Silk Organza; Hot-Fix Crystal Embellishments; Metallic 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

50-145-35

KID: 50-145-35

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

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

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

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

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

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

Prison Time Trans...

Montgomery, Patrici...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Prison Time Transformation

Creator: Montgomery, Patricia A.

Location Made: Oakland, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Fusible Applique, Painting, Photography/photo transfer

Quilt Size: 30" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Oil pastel; text and Rayon threads

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

50-145-86

KID: 50-145-86

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

I Am

Kerry-Harlan, Sharo...

Date Made: 2000-2025

I Am

Creator: Kerry-Harlan, Sharon

Location Made: West Park, Florida (FL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Painting, Screen printing, collaged, thread embellished

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Artist rusted fabric, artist designed screen print

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

50-145-101

KID: 50-145-101

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

Nature's Song

Crump, Carolyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

Nature's Song

Creator: Crump, Carolyn

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Dimensional applique

Quilt Size: 31" x 36 3/8"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

50-145-4

KID: 50-145-4

2000-2025

Heat

Green, Myrah

Date Made: 2000-2025

Heat

Creator: Green, Myrah

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 63 3/4" x 60 1/3"

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Print

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

50-145-13

KID: 50-145-13

2000-2025

Madiba

Allen, Allyson

Date Made: 2000-2025

Madiba

Creator: Allen, Allyson

Location Made: Sun City, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Embroidery, Photography/photo transfer, Hand embellished with yo yos, glass, pearls, and wooden beads, cowrie shells, dried seeds, African cutwork lace, a small mirror, handmade clay face and hands.

Quilt Size: 30" x 29.5"

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Velvet, Hand-dyed, African prints, mud cloth, felt, tulle, and African indigo.

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

50-145-33

KID: 50-145-33

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

Election Day A Jo...

Aqui-Brooks, Gwendo...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Election Day A Joyful Moment

Creator: Aqui-Brooks, Gwendolyn

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

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Painting, All hand sewn, non traditional but it does comply with the rules of traditional quilting because it is composed of three layers and stitching to hold the layers together.

Quilt Size: 27.5" x 27.5"

Fabrics: Felt, Acrylic Paint, Ribbons, yarn, floss, various types of fabric

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

50-145-39

KID: 50-145-39

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

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

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