When her grandmother passed away, Masters inherited her sewing kit ... precise patterns that many quilters made from Dutch ...

quilting in african american culture began as early as the 17th century. WOMEN STITCHING TOGETHER SCRAPS OF COTTON CLOTH USED TO KEEP WARM AND ARE NOW PART OF THE FABRIC OF BLACK HISTORY.

Nor did I read African American literature ... My paternal great uncle, Henry Warren Sewing, graduated from Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, moved his siblings from Texas to Kansas for ...

"I've been sewing like Cynthia since my grandmother gave me a needle to hold," African American Quilt Circle ... we won't say over 90," Harris said. Patterns and fabric, and don't forget a side ...

In 'The African ... to turn the sewing machine from a tool synonymous with toil, lack of choice and oppression into a means for them to achieve economic power. Indeed, African American author ...