The Filson is teaming up with the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society and Louisville Nimble Thimbles to document our quilt collection and share it nationwide.

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This work is held in the permanent collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund and partial gift of Souls Grown Deep.
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If you haven’t read last week’s blog post yet, you should. 🧵
The Freedom Quilting Bee wasn’t just stitching quilts—they were stitching justice.
Catch up here: fraydikatstudio.com/2025/04/29/f...

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Quilts are often the only physical evidence or historical testament revealing aspects of the inner lives and creative spirits of many otherwise obscure and unknown Black women. - Darlene Hines
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Meet Nora Fields Blair (1901–1995), a skilled Appalachian seamstress and quiltmaker who supported her family with her craft. She repurposed everyday materials for her quilts, blending resourcefulness and artistry.

Learn more in OVH Winter 2024: muse.jhu.edu/issue/53815

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Closeup of log cabin quilt block mentioned in previous post

2/3 The blocks featured here are a very traditional Log Cabin (originating in the 1860s). I picked them up at the PNW Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum. The red square in the center represents a cozy hearth, and the yellow(ish) one represents a window. #QuiltHistory #LogCabin

Hiding in Plain Sight Hi all I found this quilt top at a yard sale. According to legend, this quilt block design was one of a number used as part of the ...

Is there a hidden meaning behind the Flying Geese #quiltblock? Can you really hide things in plain sight? simplystitchy.blogspot.com/2020/06/hidi... #americanhsitory #sewinghistory #quilthistory

Remembering the Dorothy Liebes exhibit at #cooperhewitt last year.

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