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

2000-2025

Zenobia: African ...

McCraw, Barbara Ann...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Zenobia: African Flower Girl

Creator: McCraw, Barbara Ann

Location Made: Denton, Texas (TX) United States

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

Quilt Size: 55" x 61"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Print

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

12-8-6769

KID: 12-8-6769

Young Man

Austin, Lauren, may...

Young Man

Creator: Austin, Lauren, maybe?

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 10" x 13"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Beads, cowrie shells

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

50-145-3

KID: 50-145-3

Yo-Yo

Nesbitt, Louise Hor...

Yo-Yo

Creator: Nesbitt, Louise Horry

Location Made: South Carolina (SC) United States

Contruction: Yo-yo, Hand stitched.

Quilt Size: 54" x 55"

Fabrics: Other synthetic, Knits

Project: South Carolina Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

53-155-998

KID: 53-155-998

1950-1975

Yo-Yo

Plyne, Alberta

Date Made: 1950-1975

Yo-Yo

Creator: Plyne, Alberta

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

Contruction: Yo-yo, The needlework techniques are good and utilitarian. Hand stitched.

Quilt Size: 76" x 62"

Fabrics: Cotton, Other synthetic, Multiple scrap

Project: South Carolina Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

It was a challenge to make it because her grandmother made her and she wanted to do it.

53-155-1681

KID: 53-155-1681

1950-1975

Yo-Yo

Richardson, Rosa

Date Made: 1950-1975

Yo-Yo

Creator: Richardson, Rosa

Location Made: South Carolina (SC) United States

Contruction: Yo-yo, The needlework techniques are good and utilitarian. Hand stitched.

Quilt Size: 94" x 74"

Fabrics: Cotton, Other synthetic, Print

Project: South Carolina Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

53-155-1680

KID: 53-155-1680

Yo-yo

Nesbitt, Louise Hor...

Yo-yo

Creator: Nesbitt, Louise Horry

Location Made: South Carolina (SC) United States

Contruction: Yo-yo

Quilt Size: 58" x 52"

Fabrics: Knits; Synthetics

Project: South Carolina Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

53-155-997

KID: 53-155-997

1976-1999

Yesterday: Civil ...

Wells, Yvonne

Date Made: 1976-1999

Yesterday: Civil Rights in the South

Creator: Wells, Yvonne

Location Made: Tuscaloosa, Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery, Novelty

Quilt Size: 66.5" x 64"

Quilting Techniques: Quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Muslin

Project: International Quilt Museum; Robert and Helen Cargo Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Collection; Quilts and Human Rights

36-34-1452

KID: 36-34-1452

1976-1999

Yes Sir, Breast C...

Mitchell, Beatrice

Date Made: 1976-1999

Yes Sir, Breast Cancer Quilt #1

Creator: Mitchell, Beatrice

Location Made: Ravanna, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 73" x 72 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend, Novelty, Blue jeans

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

12-8-6771

KID: 12-8-6771

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

Wreath of Flowers...

Wolfolk, Mattie

Wreath of Flowers

Creator: Wolfolk, Mattie

Location Made: United States

Quilt Size: 82" x 96"

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

12-8-3958

KID: 12-8-3958

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

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

2000-2025

Women of Substanc...

Gray, Linda

Date Made: 2000-2025

Women of Substance

Creator: Gray, Linda

Location Made: Indianapolis, Indiana (IN) United States

Contruction: Piecing, Applique, Machine Embroidery, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc.), The quilt depicts a stylized African-American woman in black cotton, holding her arms wide, displaying a cape effect of many zigzag bands of African cottons, edged in black. Some of the bands are machine embroidered in metallic scroll patterns; some are beaded with metallic beads in various sizes. Most of the zigzag bands are edged with a thick metallic thread applied on the bobbin. The central black figure is embroidered at the top end with a portion of a sun with rays, which also suggests the figure's face. At the lower edge of the central figure, three bands of machine embroidered circular pebbles in different colors are separated by three bands of white applique. This pattern forms not only the land and the water, but also the decorated hem of the central figure's dress. The figure is appliqued in the central body with three more stylized women in bright African dresses, all bent forward at the waist with round heads.

Quilt Size: 36 in x 38 in

Fabrics: Cotton, Metallic beads and threads.

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project; Indiana State Museum Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Linda Gray's work has been included in exhibitions at the Indianapolis Museum of Art; National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio; Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit; the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; the W...

39-40-6712

KID: 39-40-6712

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

Wisdom and Cassie...

Hartwell, Peggy

Date Made: 2000-2025

Wisdom and Cassie

Creator: Hartwell, Peggy

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

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Ink drawing, Painting, Hand-drawn face and (Col. Piqna Pens?)

Quilt Size: 33 3/4" x 32 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Print

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

12-8-6722

KID: 12-8-6722

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

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

1930-1949

Windmill

Young, Lucile

Date Made: 1930-1949

Windmill

Creator: Young, Lucile

Location Made: Tuscaloosa, Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 78" x 65.5"

Fabrics: Cotton, Calico

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

36-34-1463

KID: 36-34-1463

1876-1900

WINDMILL

PRICE, MITTIE

Date Made: 1876-1900

WINDMILL

Creator: PRICE, MITTIE

Location Made: HINTON, West Virginia (WV) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 80 x 86

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked, Floral, Geometric, Novelty, Solid/plain, Striped, Muslin, Percale, Shirting, Gingham

Project: West Virginia Heritage Quilt Search; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Husband's birthplace: HINTON, WV, Husband's burialplace: HINTON, WV, Quiltmaker's church: 1ST BAPTIST, HINTON, Quiltmaker's burialplace: HINTON, WV

26-22-4577

KID: 26-22-4577

1850-1875

Winding Rose

Eliza, Aunt

Date Made: 1850-1875

Winding Rose

Creator: Eliza, Aunt

Location Made: Decatur, Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 81 inches x 90.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts of Tennessee; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Made by a slave of Tennie McKenzie Marler. Additional information on slave owner available through the Tennessee State Library and Archives., Quilted around a dime or thimble.

22-18-1234

KID: 22-18-1234

1976-1999

Wild Goose Chase

Maxtion, Mary

Date Made: 1976-1999

Wild Goose Chase

Creator: Maxtion, Mary

Location Made: Boligee, Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 93" x 77.5"

Quilting Techniques: Quilted

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend, Calico

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

36-34-1391

KID: 36-34-1391

1976-1999

Wild Goose Chase

RSVP Club

Date Made: 1976-1999

Wild Goose Chase

Creator: RSVP Club

Location Made: Boligee, Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 83" x 82.5"

Quilting Techniques: Quilted

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend, Calico

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

36-34-1430

KID: 36-34-1430

1950-1975

Wild Geese

Thompson, Rella

Date Made: 1950-1975

Wild Geese

Creator: Thompson, Rella

Location Made: North Carolina (NC) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 79" x 66.75"

Quilting Techniques: Quilted

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: International Quilt Museum; Kathlyn L. Sullivan Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Collection

36-34-1486

KID: 36-34-1486

1930-1949

Wild Geese

Thompson, Rella

Date Made: 1930-1949

Wild Geese

Creator: Thompson, Rella

Location Made: North Carolina (NC) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 81" x 67"

Quilting Techniques: Quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Calico

Project: International Quilt Museum; Kathlyn L. Sullivan Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Collection

36-34-1484

KID: 36-34-1484

Wilberforce Quilt...

Jackson, Marla

Wilberforce Quilt

Creator: Jackson, Marla

Location Made: Lawrence, Kansas (KS) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Fusible Applique, Dimensional applique, Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 91 1/8" x 103 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Yarn, felt

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

50-145-25

KID: 50-145-25

Wholecloth

Wholecloth

Project: South Carolina Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

53-155-1837

KID: 53-155-1837

Wholecloth

Wholecloth

Project: South Carolina Quilt History Project; McKissick Museum; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

53-155-1852

KID: 53-155-1852

Wholecloth

Wholecloth

Project: South Carolina Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

53-155-1866

KID: 53-155-1866

1950-1975

Whole Cloth (feed...

Whitley, Jessie Lee...

Date Made: 1950-1975

Whole Cloth (feedsacks)

Creator: Whitley, Jessie Lee

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

Quilt Size: 70.5" x 76"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Feedsack, Print

Project: North Carolina Quilt Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Feed bags, Made other quilts, Greene County, NC

21-17-1429

KID: 21-17-1429

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

Whirlwind

Blankenship, Barbar...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Whirlwind

Creator: Blankenship, Barbara A.

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 69.50 inches x 78.50 inches

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Multiple scrap

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

38-36-3078

KID: 38-36-3078

1976-1999

Whirligig Pattern...

Richburg, Lovie Sim...

Date Made: 1976-1999

Whirligig Pattern

Creator: Richburg, Lovie Simmons

Location Made: Luverne, Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 67 in x 81.5 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Lovie Simmons (1894-1994) married Daniel Bishop Richburg (1891-1984) on January 12, 1911 in Crenshaw County, Alabama. The Richburg family were farmers who owned a substantial number of acres in Crenshaw County, Alabama, some of which was sharecropped by others or rented to tenant farmers. Lovie an...

12-8-6166

KID: 12-8-6166

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

Wheels

Wheels

Project: South Carolina Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

53-155-1858

KID: 53-155-1858

1976-1999

Wheel of Fortune

Curtis, Katie

Date Made: 1976-1999

Wheel of Fortune

Creator: Curtis, Katie

Location Made: Stapleton, Georgia (GA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, The needlework techniques are good.

Quilt Size: 76" x 78"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: South Carolina Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Maker was gifted in sewing; made clothes, overalls, quilts, without pattersn.

53-155-1798

KID: 53-155-1798

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

2000-2025

What's In A Name

Tinker, Felecia

Date Made: 2000-2025

What's In A Name

Creator: Tinker, Felecia

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 29" x 29"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks

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

50-145-74

KID: 50-145-74

2000-2025

Weekend in Riverh...

Moore, Gwendolyn P....

Date Made: 2000-2025

Weekend in Riverhead

Creator: Moore, Gwendolyn P.

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 57.50 inches x 49 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Dotted, Floral, Print, Striped

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

Have been learning to quilt for 15 years.

38-36-293

KID: 38-36-293

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

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

2000-2025

We Wear the Mask

Kellon, Gloria A.

Date Made: 2000-2025

We Wear the Mask

Creator: Kellon, Gloria A.

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

Contruction: Machine Applique, Machine embroidery

Quilt Size: 25" x 24"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon, African fabric, beads, cowrie shells, mirrors

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

12-8-6703

KID: 12-8-6703

2000-2025

Warrior's Shield

Miller, Edjohnetta

Date Made: 2000-2025

Warrior's Shield

Creator: Miller, Edjohnetta

Location Made: Hartford, Connecticut (CT) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Improv

Quilt Size: 38 1/4" x 34 5/8"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Indigo cotton, African cotton fabric

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

50-145-93

KID: 50-145-93

2000-2025

Walls Talking: Mu...

Roberts, Keisha

Date Made: 2000-2025

Walls Talking: Mulatto Ex-Slave in Her House Near Greensboro, Alabama

Creator: Roberts, Keisha

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

Contruction: Mixed media techniques

Quilt Size: 15" x 19"

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-5026

KID: 12-8-5026

2000-2025

Walking Quilt

Warfield, Carolyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

Walking Quilt

Creator: Warfield, Carolyn

Location Made: Lansing, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 46" x 65"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Not a quilter, long experience of sewing since childhood teens

12-8-5426

KID: 12-8-5426

2000-2025

Waiting for Mom

Fleming, Theadra L....

Date Made: 2000-2025

Waiting for Mom

Creator: Fleming, Theadra L.

Location Made: Ypsilanti, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Cathedral window, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc)

Quilt Size: 24.5" x 24.5"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project; Great Lakes African American Quilters Network

12-8-10514

KID: 12-8-10514

2000-2025

Voyage

Lockhart, Cynthia

Date Made: 2000-2025

Voyage

Creator: Lockhart, Cynthia

Location Made: Cincinnati, Ohio (OH) United States

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

Quilt Size: 52" x 29"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Rayon, Silk, Hand-dyed, Leather, suede, fur, upholstery and vintage fabric. Crystal stones, beads, buttons, twisted braid, rubber washer, feathers.

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

12-8-6759

KID: 12-8-6759

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

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

Various Patterns

Nesbitt, Louise Hor...

Various Patterns

Creator: Nesbitt, Louise Horry

Location Made: South Carolina (SC) United States

Contruction: Piecing

Project: South Carolina Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

53-155-947

KID: 53-155-947

1976-1999

Variable Star; Oh...

Wilkins, Rosie

Date Made: 1976-1999

Variable Star; Ohio Star

Creator: Wilkins, Rosie

Location Made: Muskegon United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-6887

KID: 12-8-6887

2000-2025

Untitled

Gray, Linda

Date Made: 2000-2025

Untitled

Creator: Gray, Linda

Location Made: Indianapolis, Indiana (IN) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 27 1/2" x 41 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Tulle

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

12-8-6701

KID: 12-8-6701

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

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

1976-1999

Ugly Faces

Wells, Yvonne

Date Made: 1976-1999

Ugly Faces

Creator: Wells, Yvonne

Location Made: Tuscaloosa, Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Novelty

Quilt Size: 78.5" x 58.5"

Quilting Techniques: Quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Calico

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

36-34-1453

KID: 36-34-1453

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

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