Bright Spot ⭐️ Restoration #BlackQuilters #Quilting
#HistoryMatters
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Quilt of black woman dancing with word TIME. Lips say: Time to move your feet Time to make some noise Time to say something Gorgeous quilt from good trouble collection Atlanta Quilt Festival.

💛🩷💚💜1 Day until #GoodTrouble Lives On. Find yr event @ mobilize.us

Take a minute to breathe in, let the tears fall, + celebrate as we #riseup again.

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#JohnLewis #BlackQuilters #PeoplePower #CivilRights #Indivisible #Courage #Resist #AbolishICE

Amazing quilt by Alita Aldridge and seen at Atlanta Quilt Festival 2024. John Lewis with quote ‘get in good trouble, necessary, trouble, and help redeem the soul of America. “John Lewis 1940 to 2020. picture of Edmund Pettus Bridge above him with a picture of him in jail in the side of the bridge with words ‘good trouble’ underneath his pic. Beautiful #quilt and work of art.

💛🩷💚 2 Days Until #GoodTrouble Lives On 💙🧡💜 Find your event at mobilize.us

#RiseUp #JohnLewis #BlackQuilters #Quilt #PeoplePower #CivilRights
#Indivisible #Courage #Resist #Oregon
#AbolishICE #PDX

TY @alitaaldridge + @atlantaquiltfest.bsky.social

See ya on Walker/217 Overpass tomorrow @ 4! (W)

With bold and expressive quilts, one woman is telling unheard Black history stitch by stitch Lesyslie Rackard says that through her quilts, she was able to pay tribute to George Floyd in 2020 — despite being stuck in her home.

Lesyslie Rackard’s bold and expressive quilts tell the incredible and often overlooked stories of Black history, including those of Black Revolutionary War soldiers and the many contributions of African American women. www.wgbh.org/culture/2025... #blackquilters #blackcrafts #quilts

'Routed West' at BAMPFA reframes the story of Black quilt making in America The ambitious exhibition, which the community can see for free Sunday, is both a display of profound artistic expression and an act of defiance after federal funds to preserve and show the quilts were...

‘Routed West’ at BAMPFA reframes the story of Black quilt making in America www.berkeleyside.org/2025/06/07/b... #Blackcrafts #blackquilters "We have a duty to tell our stories." Ora Clay, member of African American Quilt Guild of Oakland

Soft Beautiful 100% Organic Fabric at QuiltSewFabulous.Etsy.com Shop-Share-Like my Etsy Shop. #quilting #quiltsewfabulous #blackquilters #quilt #sewingproject # sewing #blueskyquilters

There are also hashtags, but they don’t seem to be used very much on Bluesky (yet).

#MakersofColorCollective
#bipocmakers
#bipocinfiber
#bipocknitters
#blackknitters
#blackcrochetersofinstagram
#BlackCrocheters
#BlackQuilters

(Most action is still on IG & TikTok.)

If you've admired this lithograph of Black women icons with a sunflower quilt, then you've enjoyed the work of Faith Ringgold. The award-winning artist who lived in N.J. died Friday. She was 93. More: bit.ly/4axu1zr #faithringgold #blackartists #blackquilters