I decided I had so many fabric scraps I would try my hand at Kawandi. The backing is leftover piece of blue quilt fabric and the 'wadding' is two large op shops scarves.

A double wedding ring pattern graces every available fabric surface — chair cushion, curtains, rugs and the scalloped-edge quilt covering the bed. Alice Neal, ‘Mary Bright Commemorative Quilt (with ...

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, $38.5… ...

“I enjoy putting different colors together,” said Slaybaugh. “I take a stack of fabric and pick out what I think will go nice together.” Slaybaugh says the organization gets lots of fabric donations ...

African Americans began quilting on plantations before the Civil War, Taylor said. Enslaved people pieced together worn-out clothing and other fabric scraps for warmth.

Each quilt has its own colors and pattern, but it's the stories stitched inside that are waiting to be discovered. That colorful work by Rose uses fabric she bought on a trip to Ghana.

African American Quilt Circle of San Antonio Texas President Deborah A Moore Harris, 67, ... I’d send her a pattern with the fabric and she’d send it back done.” ...

Butler uses many African fabrics in her pieces as a way to link the African diaspora and the subjects in her quilts to the African continent. A traditional kente cloth, sourced from her father's ...

They're members of the African American Quilt Circle of San Antonio For founding members, Cynthia Vaughn and Deborah Harris, it was another way to put their sewing skills to work. "I started ...

A traditional African quilt made by a group of women in Bristol is to be auctioned to raise money to help fund the British Red Cross's work with the city's refugees.