According to the National Gallery of Art, unlike the organized, precise patterns that many quilters made from Dutch and ...

Passing on traditions constructs a special sense of community along with a quilt. Through the lens of African American quilts, explore layers of creativity, diversity, and family history that enrich ...

In 1981, she founded the African American Quilt Guild of Los Angeles, and then, in 1985, she founded the Women of Color Quilters Network, fulfilling the desire of isolated makers to connect and ...

Freeman’s research was collected and published in the book “A Communion of the Spirits” amid a growing interest in African ... her quilts present classical patterns and techniques of ...

Known for their innovative quilting tradition since the 19th century, the quilters, bold patterns ... has been featured in the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the ...