…black women collectivizing, you know, quilting, sewing, church activities, school activities and families I and neighborhoods. I think these are the sorts of things that help people get through when…
Read More…Celia Jailer and her cohorts (we believe). They started the quilt show in West Philadelphia a bunch of years ago. The quilting Bee group that they have put its quilts…
Read More…the 10th it’ll be starting at 7:30 AM until whenever they finish, it’ll be a fundraiser for Fleisher and for the musicians that are playing while people are quilting. Quilting…
Read More…to their work, even when it comes to a common skill like quilting, which all the women in Gee’s Bend had to cultivate,” she explained. “It’s a misconception to say…
Read More…That Unite My Seat to Knowledge,” the work includes four heirloom quilts that cover the exterior of a structure inspired by Asian yurts, European cathedrals, and the communal quilting frames…
Read More…C. Thorpe, “Hmm what am I looking for?” 2023. Quilting cotton, batting, thread. 79” x 63” Courtesy of the Collection of KAWS. Photo by Susan Isaacs Susan Isaacs: Michael, what…
Read More…that came with household chores. Today, quilting continues to bring people together. Haley Redding, a member of Quilt Circle and fashion designer, commented, “Sewing can be really lonely, but quilting…
Read More…Gallery. May 31 – July 2, 2023 Muse Gallery, 52 North 2nd St. Old City, Philadelphia 19106 Textile artist Carolyn Harper uses a multitude of techniques from batik, quilting, and…
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