Links & Resources
Books
Kyra Hicks, Author of Black Threads, the most comprehensive
reference on African American quilting.
http://www.black-threads.com
Learning Resources
The Fabric of History: Depicting African American History Through
Quilts.
Author(s): Rachel
Klein, The New York Times Learning Network; Tanya
Yasmin Chin, The Bank Street College of Education in New York City.
Grades: 6-8, 9-12.
Overview of Lesson Plan: In this lesson, students will explore eras in
African American history, then create quilts depicting important events
and personalities from these eras. Click
here for lesson plan.
Organizations
54-40 Quilt Guild
http://www.5440quilters.com/
African American Quilters of Baltimore
http://www.aaqb.org
African American Quilting Traditions
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG97/quilt/atrads.html
AIDS Memorial Quilt
http://www.aidsquilt.org
Brown
Sugar Stitchers Quilt Society
http://www.nottheads.com/Art_Lit/BrownSugar/BrownSugar_photos.htm#
Bryerpatch Studio Gallery
http://www.bryerpatch.com/gallery/gallery.htm
Cultured Expressions
http://www.culturedexpressions.com/
Ethnic Quilts and Fabrics
http://www.ethnicquilts-fabrics.com/
FiberRevolution
http://www.fiberrevolution.com/
Quilts
of Gee’s Bend—Washington
DC
http://www.corcoran.org/exhibitions/Exhib_current.asp?Exhib_ID=69
Great Lakes African American Quilter's Network
http://greatlakesaaquilters.tripod.com/
Hurricane Quilts
a collection of art quilts by the South-East Art Quilters (SEA Q).
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/quiltart.html
Its Here Ethnic Embroidery
http://www.itshere.net/
Needles and Threads Quilters Guild
http://www.needlesandthreadsquiltersguild.org/
New England Quilt Museum
http://www.nequiltmuseum.org/
OnLine Quilt Shop
http://www.whims.cc
Pacific Northwest African American Quilters:
http://pnwaaq.tripod.com/quilters.html
Quilt Ethnic
http://www.quiltethnic.com
Quiltart
http://www.quiltart.com
Quilters of Color Network of New York
http://www.qcnny.org
Quilting Sistahs
http://groups.msn.com/QuiltinSistahs
Signatures in Fabric III
http://www.artquiltnetwork.com/signatures.htm
Sisters in Stitches (Quilt Show 2005) http://www.quiltersmuse.com/sisters_in_stitches_quilt_show_2.htm
Sisters of the Cloth
http://groups.msn.com/SistersoftheCloth/_homepage.msnw?pgmarket=en-us
Studio
Art Quilt Associates
http://www.saqa.com
Uhuru Quilters Guild
http://www.uhuruquiltersguild.org
Artists' Websites
Lauren Austin
http://www.thatblackgirlart.com/
Cathleen Richardson Bailey
http://www.cathleenbailey.com/
I-B-Bayo
African Textiles-Western Designs
http://www.ibbayo.com/index.html
Rachel Clark
Clothing for Body and Mind
http://www.rdkc.com/
Michael A. Cummings
http://www.michaelcummings.com/
Michele David
http://www.creole-creations.com/
Valerie S. Goodwin
http://www.quiltsbyvalerie.com/
Carole Lyles Shaw, Artquilts and Collages
http://www.CaroleLylesShaw.com
Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, Artist, Curator, Author
http://www.carolynmazloomi.com
Dr. Tracey Rico
Contemporary Ethnic Fiber Art
http://www.jaderico.com/
Faith Ringgold
http://www.faithringgold.com
Keisha Roberts
http://www.keisharoberts.com/
Lisa Shepard
http://www.culturedexpressions.com/about/index.shtml
Mary Louise Smith
http://community-2.webtv.net/MARYLOUISESMITH/MARYLOUISESMITH/
Sandra Smith
http://www.sandrasmithquilts.com/
Sheila Williams
http://www.sheilawilliams.com/