Two African American quilt makers, China and Mary Ann Pettway, from Gee's Bend, Alabama, speak of growing up during the Civil ...

A group of Hampton Roads quilt makers is using needle and thread to honor the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. At ...

Several handmade quilts were spread atop white folding tables at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, each waiting to be examined. Two women wearing cotton gloves hovered over them, ...

Seven years ago Bobby Tanzilo approached "The Quilts of Gee's Bend" exhibition at Milwaukee Art Museum with a skeptical eye. But the amazing textiles in that show blew him away. So, why did he ...

“Black American culture can be understood as an interwoven tapestry of dialects, foodways, spiritual systems, and community-based customs that have endured for hundreds of years. Like jazz, hip-hop, ...

The National Quilt Collection at the National Museum of American History reveals how a useful practice can represent artistic, cultural, and historic storytelling. A significant number of American ...

Piecework quilts have long been embedded, so to speak, in American life. Assembled from dozens, if not hundreds, of individual fabric pieces, their colorful geometries became popular in the decades ...

Almira Buffalo Bone Jackson (in 1994) once said that she would "dream the colors [of quilts] at night." Michael Crummett American Indians have long been recognized for their superb artistry and ...

Looking at an American folk quilt is like being engulfed in a starburst of swirling shapes and vibrant colors. "Unfolding Stories: Culture and Tradition in American Quilts," an exhibition at the ...