2000-2025

9-11 Healing Bloc...

Date Made: 2000-2025

9-11 Healing Blocks

Location Made: Gunnison, Colorado (CO) United States

Contruction: Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 12 1/4" x 12 1/4"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights

Seventeen "Quilt blocks" made as a coping and healing project in 2002 a year after the 9/11 tragedy by a classroom at the Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado. Professor Marybeth Stalp led her class through the process of making quilt blocks, but they were never combined to make a q...

12-8-6659

KID: 12-8-6659

2000-2025

9/11 Healing Quil...

Students in the cou...

Date Made: 2000-2025

9/11 Healing Quilt

Creator: Students in the course Womens Studies 1110, "Multicultural Perspectives on Women in Society" at University of Georgia at Athens

Location Made: Athens, Georgia (GA) United States

Contruction: Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 65" x 74"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain, Felt

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights

The quilt was made by students in the course Womens Studies 1110, "Multicultural Perspectives on Women in Society" at University of Georgia at Athens in September 2001. Professor Marybeth Stalp led her class through the process of making quilt blocks, and she combined them to make this qu...

12-8-6654

KID: 12-8-6654

2000-2025

A Child of Clay

Tambani Embroidery ...

Date Made: 2000-2025

A Child of Clay

Creator: Tambani Embroidery Project

Location Made: South Africa

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 34 3/4" x 62"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-5892

KID: 12-8-5892

2000-2025

A Fistful of Free...

Fox, Kathryn Harmer...

Date Made: 2000-2025

A Fistful of Freedom

Creator: Fox, Kathryn Harmer

Location Made: East London, Eastern Cape South Africa

Contruction: Fabric and fibre embedments using scribble stitch, free motion machine embroidery quilting and wrapped and twisted cord making.

Quilt Size: 29 3/4" x 29 1/2"

Fabrics: Various fabrics, sewing threads and wools, used tea bags, hand-made paper.

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

12-8-6663

KID: 12-8-6663

2000-2025

A long walk to fr...

McMaster, Annette

Date Made: 2000-2025

A long walk to freedom: A tribute to the life of Nelson Mandela

Creator: McMaster, Annette

Location Made: Pietermaritizburg, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa

Quilt Size: 30" x 29 1/2"

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

Annette has a wide range of interests in the arts :Beadwork: She was a mentor for 4 beadwork artists at the local Tatham Gallery for a period of four years. She has a good basic knowledge of Zulu beading techniques and is self taught. Machine embroidery: Annette has become known for her machine e...

12-8-6623

KID: 12-8-6623

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

2000-2025

After the Party

Janice Dowdeswell

Date Made: 2000-2025

After the Party

Creator: Janice Dowdeswell

Location Made: Wanganui New Zealand

Contruction: Machine Applique, Painting

Quilt Size: 66.5" x 62"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-22

KID: 45-46-22

2000-2025

Alongside Every G...

McCannon, Dindga

Date Made: 2000-2025

Alongside Every Great Man is a Great Woman

Creator: McCannon, Dindga

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Attachments (beading, charms, buttons, etc), Cottons, chiffons, beaded necklace and flag all purchased in South Africa, except the letter beads. Collaged, beaded, photography, thread painted, machine embroidered and machine quilted.

Quilt Size: 28.5" x 28.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks

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

McCannon is a multi-media fibre artist, author and teacher whose career spans over fifty years. Among many other places, she has exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, National Museum of Women in the Arts (Washington, D.C.), Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York City), Kenkeleba Galler...

12-8-6885

KID: 12-8-6885

2000-2025

Amandla!

Barnard, Elaine

Date Made: 2000-2025

Amandla!

Creator: Barnard, Elaine

Location Made: South Africa

Contruction: Machine Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 30" x 30"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton or polyester blend

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

12-8-6641

KID: 12-8-6641

1976-1999

Amani Path

Cah, Moni

Date Made: 1976-1999

Amani Path

Creator: Cah, Moni

Location Made: Nairobi Kenya

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 42" x 47"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-6027

KID: 12-8-6027

1976-1999

Amistad

Frazier, L'Merchie

Date Made: 1976-1999

Amistad

Creator: Frazier, L'Merchie

Location Made: Boston, Massachusetts (MA) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Dimensional applique, Photography/photo transfer

Quilt Size: 86" x 71"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-6715

KID: 12-8-6715

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

2000-2025

And Then There Wa...

Fell, Deborah

Date Made: 2000-2025

And Then There Was Hope

Creator: Fell, Deborah

Location Made: Urbana, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Fusible Applique, Hand dyeing, fiber reactive dyes, large scale digital printing

Quilt Size: 39" x 34"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Hand-dyed, Silk noil, textile pens

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

12-8-6796

KID: 12-8-6796

2000-2025

Angry Young Men

Coleman, Marion

Date Made: 2000-2025

Angry Young Men

Creator: Coleman, Marion

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Painting, Fiber collage

Quilt Size: 47" x 49 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, fusing, raw edge applique, stenciling, free motion quilting

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

12-8-5725

KID: 12-8-5725

2000-2025

Annie's Life

Coleman, Marion

Date Made: 2000-2025

Annie's Life

Creator: Coleman, Marion

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

Contruction: Machine Applique, Photography/photo transfer, Fiber collage

Quilt Size: 62.25" x 60.5"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Wool, Print, Found objects

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

12-8-6767

KID: 12-8-6767

2000-2025

Anyone Can Fly

Jones, Arlene Kweli...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Anyone Can Fly

Creator: Jones, Arlene Kweli

Location Made: United States

Quilt Size: 26" x 34.5"

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-6706

KID: 12-8-6706

2000-2025

Arabesque Geometr...

Tarek, Fattoh

Date Made: 2000-2025

Arabesque Geometric

Creator: Tarek, Fattoh

Location Made: Cairo Egypt

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 51" x 51"

Fabrics: Cotton

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

The quilt was made by an Egyptian tentmaker artist, featured in the exhibit, “Stitch Like an Egyptian: The Tentmakers of Cairo,” at the AQS Quilt Show in Grand Rapids, MI, Aug. 22-25, 2012. Exhibit curated by Jenny Bowker. Tentmaker work is brilliantly colored appliqué, usually made by men. The...

12-8-6185

KID: 12-8-6185

2000-2025

Aunt Jemima's Deb...

Rico, Tracey

Date Made: 2000-2025

Aunt Jemima's Debu: I'se in town, honey!

Creator: Rico, Tracey

Location Made: Los Angeles, California (CA) United States

Quilt Size: 61" x 64"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Dotted, Print, Quilt is comprised of Vintage Aunt Jemima dolls, the oldest dates to 1897. There are also vintage dish towels.

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

12-8-6787

KID: 12-8-6787

2000-2025

Bamboozled: A Bla...

Rico, Tracey

Date Made: 2000-2025

Bamboozled: A Black Man's Climb

Creator: Rico, Tracey

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

Quilt Size: 51 1/2" x 51 1/2"

Fabrics: Cotton, Silk, Buttons, cashmere, vintage ties, shirts

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

12-8-6707

KID: 12-8-6707

2000-2025

Baron Samedi Visi...

N'Diaye, Diana

Date Made: 2000-2025

Baron Samedi Visits His New Orlean’s Cousins

Creator: N'Diaye, Diana

Location Made: Washington, D.C. United States

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

Quilt Size: 71 1/2" x 53"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Satin, Organza

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

I began this quilt as an artist in residence at Michigan State University. It was inspiring to work right in the gallery surrounded by the powerful quilts assembled for the exhibition celebrating the Declaration of Human Rights. I was honored that the University chose to acquire the finished work. I...

12-8-5647

KID: 12-8-5647

2000-2025

Bel peyizan lakay...

Estava, Denise

Date Made: 2000-2025

Bel peyizan lakay

Creator: Estava, Denise

Location Made: Cornillon-Grand Bois Haiti

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, The machine piecing was done on a treadle sewing machine.

Quilt Size: 34 3/4" x 34"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-5654

KID: 12-8-5654

1976-1999

Black Family Seri...

Mazloomi, Carolyn

Date Made: 1976-1999

Black Family Series #1: The Family of 3

Creator: Mazloomi, Carolyn

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

Contruction: Hand Applique, Reverse Applique

Quilt Size: 54" x 60"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-5273

KID: 12-8-5273

1876-1900

Boer War

Bimsom, M.

Date Made: 1876-1900

Boer War

Creator: Bimsom, M.

Location Made: England

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 96" x 100"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; South Africa Quilt History Project

12-8-6633

KID: 12-8-6633

2000-2025

By My Hand/ "Dile...

Shellcroft, Theresa...

Date Made: 2000-2025

By My Hand/ "Dilemma and Destiny... Justice for All"

Creator: Shellcroft, Theresa Polley

Location Made: Victorville, California (CA) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Dimensional applique, Photography/photo transfer

Quilt Size: 43 3/4" x 51"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Buttons, beads

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

12-8-6751

KID: 12-8-6751

1976-1999

Can't We All Just...

Vest, Hilda

Date Made: 1976-1999

Can't We All Just Get Along

Creator: Vest, Hilda

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 46 5/8" x 68"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Print, Solid/plain, African fabrics

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Quilts and Human Rights; Great Lakes African American Quilters Network

12-8-6770

KID: 12-8-6770

2000-2025

Catalyst for Chan...

Viles, Hester

Date Made: 2000-2025

Catalyst for Change

Creator: Viles, Hester

Location Made: Etwatwa and Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa

Contruction: Embroidery, Hand dyed threads on 100% South African cotton fabric and edged with traditional Shweshwe fabric.

Quilt Size: 29 3/4" x 30"

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-6621

KID: 12-8-6621

Children of the O...

Sisto, Penny Floyd

Children of the Oklahoma Bombing

Creator: Sisto, Penny Floyd

Location Made: Floyds Knobs, Indiana (IN) United States

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

Quilt Size: 68 1/2" x 71 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-6794

KID: 12-8-6794

2000-2025

Colours of Africa...

Colours of Africa

Date Made: 2000-2025

Colours of Africa

Creator: Colours of Africa

Location Made: Iringa United States,Tanzania

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 41 1/2" x 55"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Sashing is Kitenge cloth

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

12-8-5298

KID: 12-8-5298

2000-2025

Community Quilt, ...

Zimbabwe Community ...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Community Quilt, Embroidery Animals

Creator: Zimbabwe Community Group

Location Made: Zimbabwe

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 76 1/4" x 75 1/4"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

Community Quilt Embroidery Animals (Bev Rebelo, Anita Monk, Forest Whenman, Christine Tasker) The embroidery is done by a group of mothers, who at some stage of their lives were single, destitute parents. Originally the motifs were sewn to the front of T-shirts. All the fabric in this quilt is fr...

12-8-5025

KID: 12-8-5025

2000-2025

Compassion

Crump, Carolyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

Compassion

Creator: Crump, Carolyn

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Cotton fabric, cotton thread, watercolour wash, ink, acrylic wash, fabric markers

Quilt Size: 32" x 31.5"

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

Crump earned a degree in advertising design from Cranbrook Academy of Art. She then taught herself many different art mediums and continues to enjoy the freedoms of expressing herself in many ways. Crump's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally in both group and one-woman shows.

12-8-6882

KID: 12-8-6882

2000-2025

Courageous

Crump, Carolyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

Courageous

Creator: Crump, Carolyn

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

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

Quilt Size: 43 1/2" x 56"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-5968

KID: 12-8-5968

1930-1949

Dachau 1945

Date Made: 1930-1949

Dachau 1945

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 69 1/2" x 77"

Quilting Techniques: Not quilted

Fabrics: Wool

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

12-8-6632

KID: 12-8-6632

2000-2025

Dancin' Beneath t...

Kirk, Beverly

Date Made: 2000-2025

Dancin' Beneath the Harlem Moon

Creator: Kirk, Beverly

Location Made: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OK) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

12-8-6710

KID: 12-8-6710

2000-2025

Dare to Dream

Fell, Deborah

Date Made: 2000-2025

Dare to Dream

Creator: Fell, Deborah

Location Made: Urbana, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Painting, Photography/photo transfer, Raw edge applique

Quilt Size: 30" x 30"

Fabrics: Cotton, Canvas, paint, gel medium, repurposed fabric scraps, cotton voile

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

50-145-44

KID: 50-145-44

2000-2025

DARkley FURgotten...

Turner, Patricia An...

Date Made: 2000-2025

DARkley FURgotten

Creator: Turner, Patricia Anderson

Location Made: Punta Gorda, Florida (FL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 40 1/4" x 31"

Fabrics: Commercial upholstery fabric and leather Artist dyed charmeuse silk and hemp

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

I use various water-based dyes to transform silk and paper into vibrant and unusual creations that reflect my unique perspective of the simple beauty I see in nature. I often focus on other-worldly representations of trees; trees with explosive colors, outlandish roots, as well as tactile and three...

12-8-6431

KID: 12-8-6431

2000-2025

Diversity Creates...

Hardin, Diane; Nosa...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Diversity Creates Beauty, The Wayne County 4-H Tri-Centennial Quilt

Creator: Hardin, Diane; Nosal, Katherine; Desmond, Fran; Mitchell, MaryAnn; Ward, Shirly; McMacken, Lillia; Peterson, Anne; Taylor, Deborah; Roets, Margaret; Scarro, Esther; MacLaren, Esther; Runstadtler, Kathy; Barnhart, Mickey; Burr, Barbara; Stilman-Robinson,

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Embroidery, Ink drawing/Painting

Quilt Size: 102" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Rayon

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

The blocks: 1. Potawatomi--means "Keepers of the Fire" by Louis Medawis 2. Chippewa--means "Keeper of the Spirituality" by Sue Rueter 3. French by Karen Stocksett 4. Swiss by Margaret Iscariot 5. Swedish by Elizabeth Hardwick 6. Bulgarian by Ann Sheridan 7. Southern Americ...

12-8-1080

KID: 12-8-1080

2000-2025

Dr. Carolyn Mazlo...

Freeman, Marjorie D...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi: Champion of African-American quilters

Creator: Freeman, Marjorie Diggs

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 12" x 14 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

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

12-8-6704

KID: 12-8-6704

1976-1999

Dress Series: Red...

Wood, Margaret

Date Made: 1976-1999

Dress Series: Red Sleeve

Creator: Wood, Margaret

Location Made: Phoenix, Arizona (AZ) United States

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

Quilt Size: 48 1/2" x 55 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Wool

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

12-8-5302

KID: 12-8-5302

2000-2025

Dystopia Rouge: A...

Bowers, Alison

Date Made: 2000-2025

Dystopia Rouge: A Series of Crewel Jokes aka Check Your Bias

Creator: Bowers, Alison

Location Made: Seabrook Island, South Carolina (SC) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Foundation Piecing, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 45" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Conversation Prints, Geometric, Hand-dyed, Multiple scrap, Novelty, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-25

KID: 45-46-25

2000-2025

Emancipation to E...

Dukes, Jakki

Date Made: 2000-2025

Emancipation to Equality

Creator: Dukes, Jakki

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Ink drawing, Painting, Reverse stencil painting- hand lettering "Negro National Anthem- white fabric aged

Quilt Size: 51 1/4" x 53 1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Painted text

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

12-8-6781

KID: 12-8-6781

2000-2025

Embroidered Quilt...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Embroidered Quilt

Location Made: South Africa

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 74" x 74"

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-5650

KID: 12-8-5650

2000-2025

Fearless

Shine, Sherry

Date Made: 2000-2025

Fearless

Creator: Shine, Sherry

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

Contruction: Painting

Quilt Size: 46" x 36"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-5693

KID: 12-8-5693

2000-2025

Freedom Quilt Hun...

Hughmanick, Christa...

Date Made: 2000-2025

Freedom Quilt Hungary

Creator: Hughmanick, Christalena

Location Made: Hungary

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, English template Piecing, Hand Applique, Machine Applique, Fusible Applique, Reverse Applique, Embroidery, sewn felt, fabric marker

Quilt Size: 15' x 11'

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting, Quilt as you go

Fabrics: Cotton, Polyester, kékfestö cloth, resist block print & indigo submersion dyed

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

45-46-24

KID: 45-46-24

1976-1999

Freedom Song

Shipp, April Anue

Date Made: 1976-1999

Freedom Song

Creator: Shipp, April Anue

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

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Photography/photo transfer

Quilt Size: 58 1/2" x 41 3/8"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print

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

12-8-6765

KID: 12-8-6765

2000-2025

From Kenya to Kan...

Sheridan, Denise M....

Date Made: 2000-2025

From Kenya to Kansas, the World Rejoices

Creator: Sheridan, Denise M. Campbell

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

Contruction: Hand Applique, Machine Applique

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-6727

KID: 12-8-6727

2000-2025

From These Roots....

Shellcroft, Theresa...

Date Made: 2000-2025

From These Roots... Emancipation Oak

Creator: Shellcroft, Theresa Polley

Location Made: Victorville, California (CA) United States

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

Quilt Size: 30" x 34"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Acrylic fabric paint, sequins, gold ink

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

12-8-6733

KID: 12-8-6733

2000-2025

From Vision to Vi...

Crump, Carolyn M.

Date Made: 2000-2025

From Vision to Victory

Creator: Crump, Carolyn M.

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Dimensional applique

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting, Stuffed work

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-6756

KID: 12-8-6756

2000-2025

Gallery of Presid...

Hunter, Charlotte

Date Made: 2000-2025

Gallery of Presidents

Creator: Hunter, Charlotte

Location Made: Cincinnati, Ohio (OH) United States

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

Quilt Size: 60" x 62 7/8"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Print

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

12-8-6773

KID: 12-8-6773

2000-2025

Gettin' Dizzy

Mazloomi, Carolyn

Date Made: 2000-2025

Gettin' Dizzy

Creator: Mazloomi, Carolyn

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

Contruction: Machine Applique

Quilt Size: 43" x 57"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Batiks, Print, Striped

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

12-8-6779

KID: 12-8-6779

2000-2025

Hear No Evil

Williams, Trish

Date Made: 2000-2025

Hear No Evil

Creator: Williams, Trish

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Quilt Size: 21" x 42"

Fabrics: Cotton, Tyvek, vinyl window screen, polyester organza, effigy

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

12-8-6708

KID: 12-8-6708

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

2000-2025

Horse in Calligra...

Hashem, Ashraf

Date Made: 2000-2025

Horse in Calligraphy

Creator: Hashem, Ashraf

Location Made: Cairo Egypt

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 45" x 37"

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-6183

KID: 12-8-6183

2000-2025

I Want To Stitch

Ash, Bethan

Date Made: 2000-2025

I Want To Stitch

Creator: Ash, Bethan

Location Made: Wales

Contruction: Machine Piecing

Quilt Size: 61 1/2" x 37 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health; Quilts and Human Rights

12-8-6656

KID: 12-8-6656

2000-2025

In His Father's V...

White, Valerie C.

Date Made: 2000-2025

In His Father's Village

Creator: White, Valerie C.

Location Made: Denver, Colorado (CO) United States

Contruction: Ink drawing, Painting

Quilt Size: 21 1/8" x 21 3/4"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-6795

KID: 12-8-6795

2000-2025

In My Lifetime......

Meriwether, Harriet...

Date Made: 2000-2025

In My Lifetime... A Path of Injustice, Accomplishments, and a Victory Declared

Creator: Meriwether, Harriette Alford

Location Made: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 72" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-6798

KID: 12-8-6798

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

Incest

Lamport, Kay

Date Made: 2000-2025

Incest

Creator: Lamport, Kay

Location Made: Sydney Australia

Contruction: Embroidery, Ink drawing, Painting, Blocks are machine appliqued onto background.

Quilt Size: 69" x 64"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

This quilt was one of two top prize winners in a juried exhibition held in 2007 at New Zealand's National Quilt Symposium in Palmerston North, New Zealand, under a thematic category sponsored by the New Zealand Human Rights Commission in which entrants were asked to consider human rights abuses, the...

45-46-20

KID: 45-46-20

2000-2025

Ingubo Entle-A Be...

Bebeza, Nomawethu

Date Made: 2000-2025

Ingubo Entle-A Beautiful Blanket

Creator: Bebeza, Nomawethu

Location Made: Capetown South Africa

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

Quilt Size: 52" x 74"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

12-8-5301

KID: 12-8-5301

1976-1999

Intombi

Hlomuka, Maria

Date Made: 1976-1999

Intombi

Creator: Hlomuka, Maria

Location Made: Soweto South Africa

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Machine Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 29" x 38"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Cotton or polyester blend, Solid/plain

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

Mrs. Benberry purchased this quilt when she went to England to see the display in Piccadilly by the South African quilters - the Zamani Soweto Sisters' Council. These ladies came to England and visited France, as well, to learn how to create a self-help group for the impoverished and mistreated Sout...

12-8-5246

KID: 12-8-5246

2000-2025

Iraq War Memorial...

Catlett, Cynthia

Date Made: 2000-2025

Iraq War Memorial

Creator: Catlett, Cynthia

Location Made: Houston, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Ink drawing, Painting, Photography/photo transfer, Yellow ribbons are inked on

Quilt Size: 88" x 99"

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting, Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Linen, Yellow silk ribbons, red fabric roses

Project: Quilts and Human Rights

<QuiltHistF059>"This quilt was made to recognize the faces of 3600 men and women of the Military who have died in line of service in Iraq and Afghanistan since GW Bush ordered troops into Iraq in March 2003. It is the first pictoral memorial in U.S. history to honor the fallen heroes of ...

45-46-21

KID: 45-46-21