Black Threads

Dr. Raymond G. Dobard, quilter, historian, Howard University professor and co-author of the best selling and influential book Hidden in Pl...

Excited to share a new project! Washington DC artist and quilter Francine Haskins has illustrated the holiday classic "A Christmas Car...

Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry I remember the first time I read Dr. Gladys-Marie Fry's book, Stitched from the Soul: Slave Quilts from the Ant...

I've been interested in artists books of late and amazed by Kiala Givehand's Book in A Day video series.  On her YouTube channel is...

 Not Fade Away: Sharing Quilt Stories in the Digital Age is a biennial conference presented by the nonprofit Quilt Alliance. The confer...

Raise your hand if you're a fan of Empire!?  Who is your favorite character? Lucious Lyon, former drug dealer and CEO of Empire Ente...

Are you familiar with the hand-stitched quilts of South Carolina sistah quilter Latoya Thompson? Ms. Thompson, an educator, recently exh...

Mark your calendar and attend the African American Quilt Conference of Appalachia , April 10 - 122, 2015 in Morristown, Tennessee. This ...

What's YOUR favorite question? Hello! How about a different kind of quilting fun? Just published is Quilters Questions: A Book of ...

9th year of the African American Fiber Arts Juried Exhibition curated by Torreah "Cookie" Washington will honor the late Maya An...

I was born and raised in Los Angeles, California - and when I was on the San Diego People of Color Quilt Guild website - I recognized that...

Roy Mitchell Jr. - Photo Q.S.O.S. Roy Mitchell, Jr. is a Virginia quilter, who recently presented at the Flint (MI) African American Q...

African American Quilt and Doll Guild - Ohio Mark your calendar and make plans to attend the African American Quilt and Doll Guild's...

Gwen Magee, quilter Quilts by the late Gwen Magee are on exhibit until November 8 at University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Visit th...

DC's Arena Stage will host award-winning Katoni Hall's new play, The Blood Quilt , April to June 2015. This world premiere of this...

Have you incorporated black work stitching into your quilt making?  Consider Southern California artist Lolita Newman's publication Fr...

Quilter and historian Cassandra Stancil Gunkel will speak on Friday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m., at Drake Well Museum in Titusville, PA on the...

Congratulations to Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, a force in American quilting! Dr. Mazloomi has been named a 2014 National Endowment for the Art...

Want a good belly laugh? Take a moment to hear comedian and quilter Katsy Chappell. She shares a couple hilarious crafting projects using Ca...

I confess. I'm addicted to Pinterest ! I love the ability to see new quilts, fabrics, other textiles and just anything! What's your ...

Photo by Lana Sweeten-Shults California quilter Marion Coleman is a native of Wichita Falls, Texas. And now the Wichita Falls Museum of...

Congratulations to the Sisters Quilting Collective in sunny Sacramento, California, for the recent exhibit of quilts at the Crocker Art Muse...

I was recently on quilter Julia Wood's blog and came across a 2010 post featuring a photo of Alabama quilter LeVerne Holbdy-Little . She...

Printed Matter, the famed artists books non-profit bookstore in New York City, has a table featuring African American book artists for Bla...

Look what I got in the mail!  The program guide and postcard for the African American Quilters of Los Angeles' 2013 quilt show - Afro ...

Hello!  One of my new found loves is the area of Artists' Books - books that are the art. I've been collecting interesting example...

Are you familiar with the colorful story quilts by Haitian quilter Dr. Michele David ? Treat your eyes and be inspired by this Sewing wit...

If you have a moment, have a listen to this 6 minute podcast interview with Sistah Quilter Barbara Pietila. The podcast is on the Black Ar...

Congratulation and a huge shout-out to award-winning Florida quilter Valerie Goodwin on the publication of Art Quilt Maps: Capture a S...

I was so excited to learn about the quilts of Cleveland, Ohio quilter Julius Bremer, a retired librarian who started quilting in 2002. Tha...