The completed quilt will be on display at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center, following a public exhibition at historic sites across the nation in the spring of 2026.

Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.

The completed quilt will be on display at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center, following a public exhibition at historic sites across the nation in the spring of 2026.

"She said, 'Bring that quilt out.' But it's all tattered," Cheatom shared. "But it tells a story, and it makes me proud. They're our roads and threads of freedom.

Quilt of Valor honorees are, from left: George Venesky, Francis Pantucci and Robert Booth. PLAINS TWP. — Three honorees were presented with patriotic quilts, crafted by members of the NEPA ...

Edmunds, who is 99 years old, has been making quilts since she was seven, when she first learned to sew on a pedal-powered treadle machine using scraps of fabric. But it wasn't until 50 years ago, ...

Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.

The quilts are really bringing our community back. People are wanting to come home. I mean, because of that, you know, it's- it's in our blood, or in their blood, to quilt.

Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.