The threads of community sewn by those who understand. "The quilt behind me is the African American Sampler Quilt," Vaughn said. "This called out to me. I think we need, we Black women ...

WorldBeat Cultural Center's Juneteenth celebration features the unveiling of a community quilt and honors the artistry, history and deeper meaning behind African American quilting traditions.

Longtime members of a private Facebook group, “African American Sampler Quilt (Sew-Along),” of which Masters is an administrator, the trio of avid quilters decided to form the non-profit ...

Then, several years ago, she went to a quilt exhibit at the Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., and made a discovery — African-American quilts. While Amish and Mennonite quilting traditions ...

Two historians say African American slaves may have used ... A plantation seamstress would sew a sampler quilt containing different quilt patterns. Slaves would use the sampler to memorize the ...

There’s even an “Everybody Quilt,” a sampler of different patterns and leftover blocks ... The Montclair Art Museum presents From Heart to Hand: African-American Quilts from the Montgomery Museum of ...

“Stitching a Legacy: The Symbolism in African American Quilts” is on ... Loy said members of the quilting club made a sampler quilt. “Each square has a different symbol so you can kind ...

CAMBRIDGE — The National African American Quilt Guild will hold a quilt exhibit in conjunction with its inaugural national meeting. Quilts will be on display at the Dorchester Center for the ...

A Hempstead woman who uses history and her African American heritage as inspiration for her art is now stitching together a quilt honoring local women and other trailblazers who've played major ...