1876-1900

Turkey Redwork

Black churchwomen

Date Made: 1876-1900

Turkey Redwork

Creator: Black churchwomen

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery, many children and florals are by Kate Greenaway / Ruby McKim?

Quilt Size: 72 x 80

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

11-37-5143

KID: 11-37-5143

1976-1999

American Eagle

Bear Soldier Quilte...

Date Made: 1976-1999

American Eagle

Creator: Bear Soldier Quilters, Freedom Quilting Bee, and the Cabin Creek Quilts Co-op

Location Made: West Virginia (WV)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 90 1/2" x 100"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Made in collaboration by three rural quilting cooperatives. Bear Soldier Quilters of Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota (Sioux) designed the eagle star center; the surrounding log cabin design patchwork was made by Cabin Creek Quilts coop of Maldon, West Virginia (Scotch-Irish descent); and the...

12-8-403

KID: 12-8-403

1976-1999

Magnolia Blossom

Aaron-Shyne, Julie

Date Made: 1976-1999

Magnolia Blossom

Creator: Aaron-Shyne, Julie

Location Made: Muskegon, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 88" x 95"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Virginia was very specific in how she wanted the quilt to be made. She provided the design, the Magnolia blossom. This happens to be the name of the town in Arkansas where our mother was born.

12-8-2657

KID: 12-8-2657

1976-1999

Flying Geese

Aaron-Shyne, Julie

Date Made: 1976-1999

Flying Geese

Creator: Aaron-Shyne, Julie

Location Made: Tallahassee, Florida (FL)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 62" x 105"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-2653

KID: 12-8-2653

1950-1975

Nine Patch

Adolf, Bea

Date Made: 1950-1975

Nine Patch

Creator: Adolf, Bea

Location Made: St. Louis, Missouri (MO) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 37" x 46"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Cuesta Benberry Collection

12-8-5263

KID: 12-8-5263

Evening Star

Alderink, Maude

Evening Star

Creator: Alderink, Maude

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-2120

KID: 12-8-2120

Star

Alexander, Gwen

Star

Creator: Alexander, Gwen

Location Made: United States

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-8187

KID: 12-8-8187

Tulip

Alexander, Gwen

Tulip

Creator: Alexander, Gwen

Location Made: United States

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-8191

KID: 12-8-8191

Rectangle Patchwo...

Allen, Roberta

Rectangle Patchwork

Creator: Allen, Roberta

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-3924

KID: 12-8-3924

1980

All the Way Aroun...

Allen, Rosie

Date Made: 1980

All the Way Around the World

Creator: Allen, Rosie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Pieced

Quilt Size: 84 x 85

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Other, Poly/cotton

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Learned to quilt from: She learned from her mother who also learned traditionally. Her mother quilted on frames suspended from the ceiling, but when Rosie began quilting on her own after being married, she had to quilt on the bed without a frame. Other quilts by the quiltmaker: She made many other ...

9-6-465

KID: 9-6-465

1976-1999

Pedigree Puppy Qu...

Armbrister, Elise

Date Made: 1976-1999

Pedigree Puppy Quilt

Creator: Armbrister, Elise

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 78" x 93"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

I am an avid fan of dogs!

12-8-4402

KID: 12-8-4402

Feb 28, 2002

Crown Royal

Arnold, Donna G.

Date Made: Feb 28, 2002

Crown Royal

Creator: Arnold, Donna G.

Location Made: Lansing, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 53" x 63"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Flannel, Premium type, Crown Royal bags

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-814

KID: 12-8-814

1950-1975

Stove Eye

Atkins, Mary

Date Made: 1950-1975

Stove Eye

Creator: Atkins, Mary

Location Made: Kalamazoo, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 77 x 86

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Velvet

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-10110

KID: 12-8-10110

1976-1999

Four Patch Variat...

Atkins, Mary

Date Made: 1976-1999

Four Patch Variation

Creator: Atkins, Mary

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 76" x 90"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-77

KID: 12-8-77

1976-1999

Triangle Block Qu...

Atkins, Mary

Date Made: 1976-1999

Triangle Block Quilt

Creator: Atkins, Mary

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 74" x 84"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-76

KID: 12-8-76

1976-1999

9 Patch

Atkins, Mary

Date Made: 1976-1999

9 Patch

Creator: Atkins, Mary

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 71" x 85"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-78

KID: 12-8-78

1930-1949

Bow Tie

Atkins-Johnson, Agn...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Bow Tie

Creator: Atkins-Johnson, Agnes

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 18" x 69"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-3954

KID: 12-8-3954

2000-2025

The Empty Bassine...

Austin, Lauren A.

Date Made: 2000-2025

The Empty Bassinett

Creator: Austin, Lauren A.

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Dimensional applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Sew drawing

Quilt Size: 60 3/4" x 61"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton, Linen, Silk, Batiks, Hand-dyed, Print, Mali mud cloth

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6762

KID: 12-8-6762

2000-2025

He drums Lubolo

Austin, Lauren

Date Made: 2000-2025

He drums Lubolo

Creator: Austin, Lauren

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Dimensional applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Painting, Drawing

Quilt Size: 68" x 72"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Linen, Silk, Hand-dyed, Fiber reactive dyes

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6788

KID: 12-8-6788

2000-2025

African Face I

Austin, Lauren

Date Made: 2000-2025

African Face I

Creator: Austin, Lauren

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 8" x 11"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6739

KID: 12-8-6739

1930-1949

Courthouse Steps

Bailey, Addie

Date Made: 1930-1949

Courthouse Steps

Creator: Bailey, Addie

Quilt Size: 64 x 72.5

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

11-37-2515

KID: 11-37-2515

1901-1929

Clover leaf

Barnes, Mabel

Date Made: 1901-1929

Clover leaf

Creator: Barnes, Mabel

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 77" x 77"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

The organization who gave the quilt to my mother, had a continuing project to make quilt squares. When completed, gave to quilter to make the quilt. The Society of Willing Workers was organized in 1887 by a group of prominent Black Society ladies as a benevolent society to help the needy. The quilt ...

12-8-10492

KID: 12-8-10492

Square Diamonds

Barnes, Oneda Wyatt...

Square Diamonds

Creator: Barnes, Oneda Wyatt

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 77 x 87

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Polyester, Solid/plain

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Location of quiltmaker's death: Ruston LA Learned to quilt from: From her mother and aunts. Given to siblings and children.

9-6-754

KID: 9-6-754

1976-1999

Box Block

Beasley, Charline

Date Made: 1976-1999

Box Block

Creator: Beasley, Charline

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 65" x 79"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-3875

KID: 12-8-3875

1976-1999

Wheel of Fortune

Beasley, Charline

Date Made: 1976-1999

Wheel of Fortune

Creator: Beasley, Charline

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 83" x 93"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

From African American Quiltmaking in Michigan Charline Beasley learned quilting in Alabama fro her mother Janie Barrow, and her grandmother. She recalls having to complete a quilt placed in the living room before she could entertain her boyfriend in the same room later in the day.

12-8-844

KID: 12-8-844

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; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6720

KID: 12-8-6720

1976-1999

Joseph's Coat of ...

Bee, Gee's Bend Fre...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Joseph's Coat of Many Colors

Creator: Bee, Gee's Bend Freedom Quilting

Location Made: Gee's Bend, Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 38" x 55"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Cuesta Benberry Collection

This quilt was collected by Cuesta Benberry to further her research on quiltmaking and/or African American quiltmaking. In 1992, the quilt was loaned to the exhibition: Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt: Always There - The African American Presence in American Quilts. Louisville, KY. February...

12-8-5245

KID: 12-8-5245

1976-1999

Afro-American Wom...

Benberry, Cuesta

Date Made: 1976-1999

Afro-American Women and Quilts

Creator: Benberry, Cuesta

Location Made: St. Louis, Missouri (MO) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Reverse Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 53" x 78"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Cuesta Benberry Collection

Each block signifies something of importance in African American women's quiltmaking experiences., Annette Ammen's husband George drew many of the designs.

12-8-5240

KID: 12-8-5240

1930-1949

W.P.A. Tulip

Benberry, Minnie

Date Made: 1930-1949

W.P.A. Tulip

Creator: Benberry, Minnie

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 63" x 74"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Cuesta Benberry Collection

Mrs. Benberry noted that this quilt was one of the WPA quilts from the Great Depression era. She explained that the government hired artists and craftspersons to make quilts during that time of economic hardship. This program served two purposes: These quilts were something of use, utilitarian, yet ...

12-8-5242

KID: 12-8-5242

1991

Log Cabin

Bolds, Bessie

Date Made: 1991

Log Cabin

Creator: Bolds, Bessie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 87 x 95

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Polyester, Solid/plain

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Learned to quilt from: Her mother, Jule Davis, who lived in the St. Rest Community. At one time it was a necessity for warmth.

9-6-727

KID: 9-6-727

Red, White, and B...

Bolds, Bessie

Red, White, and Blue Bicentennial

Creator: Bolds, Bessie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Pieced

Quilt Size: 86 x 91

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Polyester, Solid/plain

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Learned to quilt from: Her mother, Jule Davis, who lived in the St. Rest Community. At one time it was a necessity for warmth.

9-6-757

KID: 9-6-757

none

Bolds, Bessie

none

Creator: Bolds, Bessie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Wholecloth

Quilt Size: 65 x 80

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Learned to quilt from: Her mother, Jule Davis, who lived in the St. Rest Community. At one time it was a necessity for warmth.

9-6-758

KID: 9-6-758

1948

Improved Nine Pat...

Bolds, Bessie

Date Made: 1948

Improved Nine Patch

Creator: Bolds, Bessie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 69 x 80

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Learned to quilt from: Her mother, Jule Davis, who lived in the St. Rest Community. At one time it was a necessity for warmth.

9-6-759

KID: 9-6-759

2000-2025

Ma Rainey

Bostick, Ed

Date Made: 2000-2025

Ma Rainey

Creator: Bostick, Ed

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

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

Quilt Size: 38 1/3" x 40 1/3"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Cheater fabric, Checked, Print

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6791

KID: 12-8-6791

2000-2025

An African-Americ...

Bostick, Edward

Date Made: 2000-2025

An African-American Patchwork Quilt

Creator: Bostick, Edward

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

Contruction: Long-armed quilted

Quilt Size: 91" x 95 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Novelty

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

12-8-6764

KID: 12-8-6764

1901-1929

Princess Feather

Brantley, Mattie

Date Made: 1901-1929

Princess Feather

Creator: Brantley, Mattie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 79" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-3955

KID: 12-8-3955

2000-2025

Crazy Quilt

Brooks, Ella Mae

Date Made: 2000-2025

Crazy Quilt

Creator: Brooks, Ella Mae

Location Made: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 81 in. x 80 in.

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Polyester, Broadcloth, Checked, Floral, Geometric, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts - Quilt Collection; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

The quilt was purchased from the maker and donated to the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts.

15-11-2

KID: 15-11-2

2000-2025

Eclectic Quilt 20...

Brooks, Ella Woods

Date Made: 2000-2025

Eclectic Quilt 2003

Creator: Brooks, Ella Woods

Location Made: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 62.5 in. x 114 in.

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Wool, Other synthetic, Broadcloth, Dotted, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

This quilt was made about 1 week before it was documented.

15-11-91

KID: 15-11-91

2000-2025

Holiday Potpourri...

Brooks, Ella Woods

Date Made: 2000-2025

Holiday Potpourri

Creator: Brooks, Ella Woods

Location Made: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Foundation Piecing, Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Machine zig-zag

Quilt Size: 89 in. x 106 in.

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Novelty, Print, Holiday panels

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

She has been making quilts for ten years. She started selling quilts a year ago. She pieces the back and places crazy pieces on and zigzags them in place.

15-11-86

KID: 15-11-86

2000-2025

Star Sampler

Brown, Paulette And...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Star Sampler

Creator: Brown, Paulette Anderson

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

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

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-1514

KID: 12-8-1514

1930-1949

Grandmother's Flo...

Bullocks, Jane Flor...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Creator: Bullocks, Jane Floried

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 75 x 96.5

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

11-37-6125

KID: 11-37-6125

2000-2025

Chameleon* Maybe

Butler, Bisa

Date Made: 2000-2025

Chameleon* Maybe

Creator: Butler, Bisa

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

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 26 7/8" x 41 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon, Silk, Print, Lace

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6750

KID: 12-8-6750

2000-2025

Little Bits of Go...

Butler, Bisa

Date Made: 2000-2025

Little Bits of Good

Creator: Butler, Bisa

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

Contruction: Machine Applique, Silk, cotton, organza, netting, and rayon fabrics

Quilt Size: 36" x 26.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

A formally trained artist, Butler graduated Cum Laude from Howard University, Her work has been included in nationally renowned traveling exhibitions organised by Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, including Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Traditions, Quilting African American Women's History, and The Jo...

12-8-6878

KID: 12-8-6878

1976-1999

Flower Vase

Canady, Viola

Date Made: 1976-1999

Flower Vase

Creator: Canady, Viola

Location Made: Washington D.C. United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 24" x 36 1/2"

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Cuesta Benberry Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network

12-8-5275

KID: 12-8-5275

1976-1999

Cat in the Window...

Canady, Viola

Date Made: 1976-1999

Cat in the Window

Creator: Canady, Viola

Location Made: Washington D.C. United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 21 3/8" x 27 3/4"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Cuesta Benberry Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network

12-8-5274

KID: 12-8-5274

1976-1999

Stained Glass Lam...

Canady, Viola

Date Made: 1976-1999

Stained Glass Lampshade

Creator: Canady, Viola

Location Made: Washington D.C. United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 47" circumfrence x 15"

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Cuesta Benberry Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network

12-8-5276

KID: 12-8-5276

Capers, Beauty Mae

Creator: Capers, Beauty Mae

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 79 x 82

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Location of quiltmaker's death: Claiborne Parish LA Learned to quilt from: She learned to quilt from her mother. Her family members own them. Beauty Mae Capers loved to quilt, especially for her children and grandchildren. Willie Ola Seals is her daughter, and she owns some of her mother's quilts.

9-6-2183

KID: 9-6-2183

Capers, Beauty Mae

Creator: Capers, Beauty Mae

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 66 x 80

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Location of quiltmaker's death: Claiborne Parish LA Learned to quilt from: She learned to quilt from her mother. Her family members own them. Beauty Mae Capers loved to quilt, especially for her children and grandchildren. Willie Ola Seals is her daughter, and she owns some of her mother's quilts.

9-6-2184

KID: 9-6-2184

Capers, Beauty Mae

Creator: Capers, Beauty Mae

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 81 x 81

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Location of quiltmaker's death: Claiborne Parish LA Learned to quilt from: She learned to quilt from her mother. Her family members own them. Beauty Mae Capers loved to quilt, especially for her children and grandchildren. Willie Ola Seals is her daughter, and she owns some of her mother's quilts.

9-6-2187

KID: 9-6-2187

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

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

1976-1999

Big Hair

Catlin, Cynthia H.

Date Made: 1976-1999

Big Hair

Creator: Catlin, Cynthia H.

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 48" x 54 3/8"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon, Batiks

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-6772

KID: 12-8-6772

1980

None

Chambers, Ida

Date Made: 1980

None

Creator: Chambers, Ida

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Pieced, lap quilt (quilt as you go)

Quilt Size: 81 x 92

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Print, Solid/plain

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Location of quiltmaker's death: Winnsboro LA

9-6-135

KID: 9-6-135

1976-1999

Patchwork

Chaney, Fannie Lee

Date Made: 1976-1999

Patchwork

Creator: Chaney, Fannie Lee

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 81” x 67"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

<QuiltHistF059>Fannie Lee Chaney was the mother of James Chaney. In 1964, the Ku Klux Klan murdered James and three other civil rights workers during Freedom Summer.<br/><br/>Fannie Lee Chaney was also a civil rights and labor activist. She moved to New York and passed away in New ...

12-8-6818

KID: 12-8-6818

1976-1999

Thistle

Cheal, Esther

Date Made: 1976-1999

Thistle

Creator: Cheal, Esther

Location Made: Toivola, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Foundation Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 17 1/2" x 31"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

This quilt is part of a series of quilts executed in the same manner. I wanted to treat machine piecing the same way an artist would do a drawing or painting with overlapping not everything straight on. It was my way of dealing with having my feelings hurt when my "Evaporation" quilt was ...

12-8-2783

KID: 12-8-2783

1976-1999

Fluttering in the...

Cheal, Esther

Date Made: 1976-1999

Fluttering in the Garden

Creator: Cheal, Esther

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-2995

KID: 12-8-2995

1976-1999

Evaporation of Sc...

Cheal, Esther

Date Made: 1976-1999

Evaporation of Scraps

Creator: Cheal, Esther

Location Made: Toivola, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 32" x 37"

Fabrics: Metallics

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

I hope that it sparkles and delights the viewers eye like it delighted my heart to make it. The first time that I showed quilting attempts to "serious" traditional quilters they said, "Did you know that you shouldn't mix "types and weights of fabric?" I broke every rule beca...

12-8-2774

KID: 12-8-2774

1976-1999

Red Thistle

Cheal, Esther

Date Made: 1976-1999

Red Thistle

Creator: Cheal, Esther

Location Made: Toivola, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-2996

KID: 12-8-2996

One Patch

Clendening, Susie

One Patch

Creator: Clendening, Susie

Location Made: United States

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Also made feather mattresses and bedding.

12-8-4225

KID: 12-8-4225

Triangles

Clendening, Susie

Triangles

Creator: Clendening, Susie

Location Made: United States

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Also made feather mattresses and bedding.

12-8-4226

KID: 12-8-4226

2000-2025

HIV Postive: Reac...

Coleman, Marion

Date Made: 2000-2025

HIV Postive: Reaching for a Cure

Creator: Coleman, Marion

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

12-8-6482

KID: 12-8-6482