Quiltmaking among African-Americans has a richly textured history. In a new book called “Black Threads: An African American Quilting Sourcebook” (MacFarland & Co., 260 pages, $38.5… ...

Joan Hodges' 54-by-60-inch quilt, which began with the idea of exploring Black women in the civil rights movement, will feature more than 20 women "who have made a difference," she told Newsday.

According to historian Pearlie Johnson an expert in African-American quilting history, since the 17th century, ... The woman's headwrap and shirt are a pattern of green, ...

In 2004, as part of its commitment to support and collect the work of regional self-taught artists, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts began a collection of African-American quilts with an acquisition ...

On view are 51 quilts by 31 leading male and female African American quilters celebrating the recent ... Designs range from the depiction of traditional African dance and stories of creation to ...

“It’s amazing the work that these phenomenal women do,” said Dot Guthrie, the African American museum founder. Quilt Guild Member Melissa Reeves, 74, says that the key to making a nice quilt Is ...

For Johnson, quilts as both traditional and contemporary art have been a conduit to illuminating the lives and history of African-American women. Her exploration of quilts led to her dissertation ...

There are star quilts and log cabin designs, geometric patterns that look like Modern art, and even quilts depicting baseball diamonds and the story of Noah’s Ark. Quilts are a quintessential American ...

Harbet Moore, a resident of Champions and a quilter, learned to sew from her mother, made ...

Slave quilts, Missouri City resident Pam Tilley will say, served many purposes. Stitching the colorful patterns offered an enjoyable time for slaves to socialize at the end of the day. And what ...

A traditional African quilt made by a group of women in Bristol is to be auctioned to raise money to help fund the British Red Cross's work with the city's refugees.