Zig Zag or Flying...

Snipes, Maria

Zig Zag or Flying Geese

Creator: Snipes, Maria

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 141" x 85"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-846

KID: 12-8-846

1930-1949

Zig Zag

Jones, Amanda Hurd

Date Made: 1930-1949

Zig Zag

Creator: Jones, Amanda Hurd

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 65 x 78.5

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

11-37-490

KID: 11-37-490

1950-1975

Yellow Strip Quil...

Robinson, Essie Lee...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Yellow Strip Quilt

Creator: Robinson, Essie Lee

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 103" x 105"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

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

12-8-847

KID: 12-8-847

Wool Strip

Powell, Lubertha

Wool Strip

Creator: Powell, Lubertha

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Pieced

Quilt Size: 74 x 84

Fabrics: Wool, Solid/plain

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

9-6-1428

KID: 9-6-1428

Winnie the Pooh B...

Willis, Diane

Winnie the Pooh Baby Blanket

Creator: Willis, Diane

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 51 x 57

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

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

Learned to quilt from: Diane Willis learned quiltmaking from her mother Camilla Woodfork, her grandmother Carrie Jefferson, and her Aunt Laura Low called Aunt Coot.

9-6-1615

KID: 9-6-1615

1976-1999

Where It's At

Harris, Carole

Date Made: 1976-1999

Where It's At

Creator: Harris, Carole

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 61" x 70 7/8"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

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

12-8-867

KID: 12-8-867

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

1993

Wedding Ring

Washington, Mildred...

Date Made: 1993

Wedding Ring

Creator: Washington, Mildred

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Other, kit/stamped

Quilt Size: 84 x 88

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

Learned to quilt from: Quilting was learned around 1940-45. Aunt Celie Nelson taught her. She also learned from friends at the Senior Citizens Center. Other quilts by the quiltmaker: Made quilts for her children and herself. Mrs. Washington began making quilts because she loved to sew. She learned...

9-6-441

KID: 9-6-441

1994

Wedding Ring

Washington, Mildred...

Date Made: 1994

Wedding Ring

Creator: Washington, Mildred

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Wholecloth

Quilt Size: 84 x 87

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

Learned to quilt from: Quilting was learned around 1940-45. Aunt Celie Nelson taught her. She also learned from friends at the Senior Citizens Center. Other quilts by the quiltmaker: Made quilts for her children and herself. Mrs. Washington began making quilts because she loved to sew. She learned...

9-6-440

KID: 9-6-440

1976-1999

Voices of Freedom...

Green, Deonna

Date Made: 1976-1999

Voices of Freedom

Creator: Green, Deonna

Location Made: Remus, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 48" x 48"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

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

Deonna Todd Green, assisted by her mother and other relatives, continues to devote hours to researching her family genealogy, collecting family photographs and documents, and gathering family stories. Quests for information have taken them to local, state, and national archives in Lansing and Detroi...

12-8-1060

KID: 12-8-1060

1976-1999

View from the Mou...

White, Beverly Ann

Date Made: 1976-1999

View from the Mountain Top

Creator: White, Beverly Ann

Location Made: Pontiac, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 82 1/2" x 48 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Linen, Ties used as neck ties

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

12-8-841

KID: 12-8-841

2006

Unity

Fuller, Mary C.

Date Made: 2006

Unity

Creator: Fuller, Mary C.

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 59 x 74

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

Learned to quilt from: She was in a small interest group from the church, King Assembly of God, and made two quilts using the Rail Fence pattern. One quilt is in North Carolina.

9-6-2029

KID: 9-6-2029

1976-1999

Underground Railr...

Perkins, Myla

Date Made: 1976-1999

Underground Railroad or Grandmother's Fan variation

Creator: Perkins, Myla

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 66 x 90

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-57

KID: 12-8-57

1940

Turkey Tracks

Daniel, Viola

Date Made: 1940

Turkey Tracks

Creator: Daniel, Viola

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Pieced

Quilt Size: 62 x 77

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

9-6-1373

KID: 9-6-1373

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

1997

Tumbling Hexagon

Hicks, Ethel

Date Made: 1997

Tumbling Hexagon

Creator: Hicks, Ethel

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 84 x 101.5

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

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

Learned to quilt from: Quilting class.

9-6-815

KID: 9-6-815

1945

True Lover's Knot...

Wright, Mollie

Date Made: 1945

True Lover's Knot

Creator: Wright, Mollie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 71 x 72

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

9-6-802

KID: 9-6-802

1981

Trip Around the W...

Minor, Athelene

Date Made: 1981

Trip Around the World

Creator: Minor, Athelene

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Pieced

Quilt Size: 89.5 x 93

Fabrics: Polyester

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Learned to quilt from: Given pieces by daughter in law and they worked together.

9-6-1139

KID: 9-6-1139

1950-1975

Trip Around the W...

Gardner, Dora; Gard...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Trip Around the World

Creator: Gardner, Dora; Gardner, Edmund; Gardner, Alandress; Turner, Isabell, White, Mary; Riley, Lucilee; Thomas, Elizabeth; Gardner, John

Location Made: Muskegon, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 84" x 89"

Fabrics: Polyester

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Cox plans to finish the quilt top by backing it and quilting it. However, she and her siblings are too busy now to make any progress on the quilt when they get together, because they are planning for their mother's 100th birthday celebration in July of 1991., The quilt top becames a family project; ...

12-8-862

KID: 12-8-862

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

Todd Family Histo...

Green, Deonna

Date Made: 1976-1999

Todd Family History Quilt

Creator: Green, Deonna

Location Made: Remus, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Ink drawing/Painting

Quilt Size: 82" x 79"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

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

This is one of three Todd Family quilts. The first was raffled off to a cousin at a family reunion in 1986. A second, more comlex version was exhibited in 1990 as part of the national exhibition Stitiching Memories: African American Story Quilts at Williams College in MA. This third one was commissi...

12-8-35

KID: 12-8-35

1976-1999

Todd or Pyramid

Hollis, Elaine

Date Made: 1976-1999

Todd or Pyramid

Creator: Hollis, Elaine

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 75" x 89"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-396

KID: 12-8-396

1976-1999

Theron's Quilt

Richardson-Pate, Ju...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Theron's Quilt

Creator: Richardson-Pate, Julia

Location Made: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 62" x 53"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

From African American Quiltmaking in Michigan, page 66. When her son Theron unexpectedly died, professional fiber artist Julie Richardson-Pate of Bloomfield Hills used photograhic transfer and other fabric techniques to fashion a quilt that serves as a summary of his young life (figures 106 and 10...

12-8-861

KID: 12-8-861

1976-1999

The Mother Ship

Wells, Yvonne

Date Made: 1976-1999

The Mother Ship

Creator: Wells, Yvonne

Location Made: Tuscaloosa, Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 83" x 67"

Fabrics: Other synthetic, Broadcloth, Muslin

Project: Kentucky Quilt Project; Black Disapora Quilt History Project; International Quilt Museum; Robert and Helen Cargo Collection

8-5-492

KID: 8-5-492

1978

The Learning Quil...

Mayfield, Maxxie

Date Made: 1978

The Learning Quilt

Creator: Mayfield, Maxxie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 68 x 86

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Polyester, Print, Solid/plain

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

Location of quiltmaker's death: Doyline LA Learned to quilt from: She learned by doing. She became disabled in the early 70s and started piecing quilt tops to stay busy. Given to family.

9-6-2026

KID: 9-6-2026

The Garden Patch

Wright, Catherine

The Garden Patch

Creator: Wright, Catherine

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 73 x 79

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

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

Learned to quilt from: Moved to Chicago in later years.

9-6-810

KID: 9-6-810

1930-1949

The Garden Patch

Jones, Amanda Hurd

Date Made: 1930-1949

The Garden Patch

Creator: Jones, Amanda Hurd

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 58 x 75

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

11-37-471

KID: 11-37-471

1976-1999

The Black Madonna...

Smith-Burnell, Just...

Date Made: 1976-1999

The Black Madonna

Creator: Smith-Burnell, Justine Rebecca

Location Made: Sterling Heights, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 110" x 98 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

This is an African American Quilt. Center Panel: The nameless Black Madonna with pictures of the children in my family and friends representing the birth of our future generations. Above the Madonna's head is my high school graduation picture and pirctures of my mother and father taken 74 years ag...

12-8-840

KID: 12-8-840

Swan

Vance, Mary

Swan

Creator: Vance, Mary

Location Made: United States

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

Quilt Size: 83.5 x 101

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

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

She was the maid for the Netherton family, who now own many of her quilts.

9-6-1370

KID: 9-6-1370

1950-1975

Strippy

Jones, Amanda Hurd

Date Made: 1950-1975

Strippy

Creator: Jones, Amanda Hurd

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 67.5 x 82

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked

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

11-37-472

KID: 11-37-472

Strip Quilt

Wright, Amanda J.

Strip Quilt

Creator: Wright, Amanda J.

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 65 x 82

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Wool, Feedsack

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

Location of quiltmaker's death: Lake Providence LA Learned to quilt from: She learned from her slave parents. She was a nurse in the Civil War.

9-6-2188

KID: 9-6-2188

1950

Strip 25 Patch

Daniel, Viola

Date Made: 1950

Strip 25 Patch

Creator: Daniel, Viola

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Pieced

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

9-6-1469

KID: 9-6-1469

1950

Strip

Jackson, Rosie

Date Made: 1950

Strip

Creator: Jackson, Rosie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Pieced

Quilt Size: 81 x 94

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Feedsack

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

Learned to quilt from: She learned quilting from her mother and husband's sister. She learned to piece from her auntie. She used to quilt every day, but she quilted less often by 1984.

9-6-470

KID: 9-6-470

1970

String Quilt

Minor, Athelene

Date Made: 1970

String Quilt

Creator: Minor, Athelene

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Pieced

Quilt Size: 67.5 x 90

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

Learned to quilt from: Given pieces by daughter in law and they worked together.

9-6-1377

KID: 9-6-1377

1876-1900

Star of Bethlehem...

Walker, Narcissus

Date Made: 1876-1900

Star of Bethlehem

Creator: Walker, Narcissus

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 77.25 x 79.5

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, plain weave

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

11-37-6428

KID: 11-37-6428

Star

White, Beauty Mae C...

Star

Creator: White, Beauty Mae Capers

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 73.5 x 90

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Other, poly/cotton

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

Location of quiltmaker's death: Homer LA Learned to quilt from: She learned quilting from her mother and quilted all her life. She also took adult night school classes.

9-6-2130

KID: 9-6-2130

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

Snowball

Wise, Frankie

Snowball

Creator: Wise, Frankie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Pieced

Quilt Size: 66 x 84

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

9-6-1386

KID: 9-6-1386

2000-2025

Small Nelson Mand...

Green, Deonna

Date Made: 2000-2025

Small Nelson Mandela quilt

Creator: Green, Deonna

Location Made: Remus, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 24 1/2" x 24 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-1061

KID: 12-8-1061

Small Block

Terry, Rosie C.

Small Block

Creator: Terry, Rosie C.

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 79 x 93

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

9-6-801

KID: 9-6-801

1976-1999

Sampler

Varner, Betty J.

Date Made: 1976-1999

Sampler

Creator: Varner, Betty J.

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 95" x 107"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

This is the first quilt I quilted.

12-8-320

KID: 12-8-320

1930-1949

Roman

Gill, Margaret

Date Made: 1930-1949

Roman

Creator: Gill, Margaret

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 86" x 94 1/2"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-165

KID: 12-8-165

1976-1999

Roadkill

Jones, Lethonee

Date Made: 1976-1999

Roadkill

Creator: Jones, Lethonee

Location Made: Kalamazoo, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 44 x 89

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Synthetic fur

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

As a part of my job on the social work faculty at Western Michigan University I had to travel over a good portion of western Michigan and northern Indiana to visit the various social work agencies where our students were placed to see how their work was going. Dead animals were a familiar sightalong...

12-8-408

KID: 12-8-408

2001

Red-White-Blue

Phillips, Jean B.

Date Made: 2001

Red-White-Blue

Creator: Phillips, Jean B.

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 50 x 52

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

Learned to quilt from: learned from daughter in 1999 Other quilts by the quiltmaker: New Olreans and Baton Rouge

9-6-171

KID: 9-6-171

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

2001

Red Beans and Ric...

Pedescleaux, Ceceli...

Date Made: 2001

Red Beans and Ricely Yours

Creator: Pedescleaux, Cecelia "Cela"

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Combination, Pieced

Quilt Size: 69 x 75

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Other, Metallic

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

Learned to quilt from: Self-taught Other quilts by the quiltmaker: Doesn't know how many quilts she'd made. The other quilts are in her possession. New Orleans Museam of Art, Carroll Gallery Tulene U, N.O. African American Museam

9-6-180

KID: 9-6-180

1976-1999

Reclamation Quilt...

Harris, Carole

Date Made: 1976-1999

Reclamation Quilt, Memory Series #2

Creator: Harris, Carole

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI) United States

Fabrics: Cotton

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

8-5-423

KID: 8-5-423

2001

Rail Fence

Phillips, Jean B.

Date Made: 2001

Rail Fence

Creator: Phillips, Jean B.

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 63 x 70

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

Learned to quilt from: learned from daughter in 1999 Other quilts by the quiltmaker: New Olreans and Baton Rouge

9-6-175

KID: 9-6-175

1938

Plain Butterfly

Long, Thelma Henry

Date Made: 1938

Plain Butterfly

Creator: Long, Thelma Henry

Location Made: United States

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

Quilt Size: 69 x 72

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

Location of quiltmaker's death: Houma LA

9-6-252

KID: 9-6-252

1950-1975

Pinwheel

Higgins, Irene

Date Made: 1950-1975

Pinwheel

Creator: Higgins, Irene

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 49 x 69

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Other synthetic, Solid/plain

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

11-37-677

KID: 11-37-677

Pineapple

Gill, Margaret

Pineapple

Creator: Gill, Margaret

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 66 1/2" x 98"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-168

KID: 12-8-168

1930-1949

Pine Cone

Melton, Sally Ann

Date Made: 1930-1949

Pine Cone

Creator: Melton, Sally Ann

Contruction: Folding

Quilt Size: 82 x 82

Quilting Techniques: Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Glazed, Print, lace, brocade, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

11-37-1350

KID: 11-37-1350

Patriotic String ...

McDonald, Treabie

Patriotic String Wall Hanging

Creator: McDonald, Treabie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 25 x 31

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

Learned to quilt from: She learned quiltmaking in January 2006 at the Children Center in Minden, Louisiana from Mary Howell.

9-6-1792

KID: 9-6-1792

2006

Patriotic String ...

McDonald, Treabie

Date Made: 2006

Patriotic String Quilt

Creator: McDonald, Treabie

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Applique, Pieced

Quilt Size: 69 x 104

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

Learned to quilt from: She learned quiltmaking in January 2006 at the Children Center in Minden, Louisiana from Mary Howell.

9-6-2035

KID: 9-6-2035

1940

Overall Bill

Powell, Lubertha

Date Made: 1940

Overall Bill

Creator: Powell, Lubertha

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Applique, Embroidery, Pieced

Quilt Size: 64 x 84

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

9-6-1429

KID: 9-6-1429

1876-1900

Original?, some e...

Date Made: 1876-1900

Original?, some elements of double Irish chain and Puss in the Corner/ unique blunt green squares

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 64 x 81.5

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

11-37-5052

KID: 11-37-5052

1976-1999

original design/F...

Taylor, Sarah Mary

Date Made: 1976-1999

original design/Folk Art Animals

Creator: Taylor, Sarah Mary

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 79 x 85.25

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

11-37-417

KID: 11-37-417

1950-1975

One Patch

Higgins, Irene

Date Made: 1950-1975

One Patch

Creator: Higgins, Irene

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 63.5 x 77

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

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

11-37-667

KID: 11-37-667

1930-1949

One Patch

Waters, Josephine E...

Date Made: 1930-1949

One Patch

Creator: Waters, Josephine Elizabeth

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 84 x 90

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts; New England Quilt Museum Collection

11-37-597

KID: 11-37-597

1976-1999

Old Settlers' Reu...

Green, Deonna

Date Made: 1976-1999

Old Settlers' Reunion Quilt

Creator: Green, Deonna

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 77" x 76"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

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

Perhaps the most ambitious project to document community history was undertaken by Deonna Green and her mother, Ione Todd, of Remus, Michigan. Entitled the Old Settlers' Quilt, the embroidered pictures and words pay tribute to the black families who homesteaded in Mecosta, Montcalm, and Isabella cou...

12-8-482

KID: 12-8-482