Quiltmaking among African-Americans has a richly textured history. In a new book called “Black Threads: An African American Quilting Sourcebook” (MacFarland & Co., 260 pages, $38.50), author Kyra E.
A statewide search is underway for African American family quilts to be included in a quilt documentation project. A’donna Richardson of Tacoma is coordinating the project. She created Fabrics of ...
To many Americans, quilts are valued only for their practicality – they keep us warm. But in African American culture, quilts tell stories of sadness, love and violence. Students explored this ...