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Date Created2016

DescriptionI really wanted to make a feathered star and this quilt is my first. It is also my first attempt at paper-piecing which I used to create the star. The Ghanaian Adinkra symbol Sankofa is the focal...

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TitleGhana Crazy Medallion Quilt

Date Created2016

DescriptionThis quilt was made of the remaining crazy quilt squares used in my ”Ghana Crazy Hex” quilt. I love combining traditional hand-dyed African batiks with commercially dyed batik fabrics.

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TitleTunnels of New York

DescriptionThis quilt was made by Nubian Heritage Quilter's Guild member Marietta Schoenherr.

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TitleSunbonnet Sam

Date Created1900-1985

DescriptionIn the 1980’s my mother Edwinia Marie Middleton (nee Carey), aunt Virginia Davis (nee Carey), and grandmother aka “Nana”, Isabelle J. Grunderway (nee Marsh) travelled to Arkansas. Nana was born...

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TitleJapanese Garden Path

Date Created2014

DescriptionThis quilt was made by Nubian Heritage Quilter's Guild member Marietta Schoenherr when she was over 90 years old.

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TitleLove of Drummers

Date Created2015

DescriptionThis quilt was made by Nubian Heritage Quilter's Guild member Brenda Castell. The fabric was hand dyed and then stenciled and hand painted using fabric paints. I love the African motif and drummers on...