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Four Generations of Quilts Come Out of the Family ‘Treasure Chest’
The work of the African American quilters Laverne Brackens and Sherry Byrd, who continue the thread of the family tradition, ...
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A 25-year-old guild is preserving Black quilting history, from the Deep South to Oakland
Two centuries later, a number of women in Oakland are recreating the Underground Railroad quilt. It’s one of the annual ...
UC Berkeley art museum to exhibit 20th century African American quilts
Routed West” expands on a previous display of Black diaspora works from the 1940-to-1970 Second Migration period.
African American Quilt Circle of San Antonio providing free workshops and exhibits across the city
Deborah Harrison is a founding member of the African American Quilt Circle of San Antonio. "I've been sewing since my grandmother gave me a needle and a piece of fabric to keep me busy, so we don't ...