The group effort quickens the project’s pace and creates space for sharing skills and stories, sorrows and celebrations. Passing on traditions constructs a special sense of community along with a ...

The ArtsCenter in Carrboro is opening The Portraits of Resistance and Resilience Exhibition Feb. 14 through March 3. The ...

Callahan, Nancy. The Freedom Quilting Bee. University of Alabama Press: Tuscaloosa, 1987. The story of patchwork quilts created by African Americans and sold through a cooperative in Wilson County, ...

I decided I had so many fabric scraps I would try my hand at Kawandi. The backing is leftover piece of blue quilt fabric and ...

Black History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and inspire the future. In Chicago, the public library serves as a hub ...

Olivia Joseph can spot the stories in the stitches in their work as a quilt research fellow for the Mingei International Museum at Balboa Park. The fabrics, the patterns, the designs all reveal ...

She said the unveiling of the quilt paired with the strategy update "speaks to the celebration of our community's spirit and the stories that bind us together." About 60 or so guests attended the ...

Freeman’s research was collected and published in the book “A Communion of the Spirits” amid a growing interest in African ... the quilts also tell an important story about intergenerational ...

Promise Kept is a display of Marlene O’Bryant-Seabrook's quilts in the three different cities in the area as a way to educate the community on African American history and culture. O'Bryant ...