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Before #CelebratingBlackQuilters, I did not know that column quilts are a traditionally African design. It's made me re-evaluate a lot of quilts I've come across, seeing influences that I wouldn't have before

I've actually learned a lot about the African-American influence on contemporary quilting - later this month, I'll be spotlighting a woman who almost singlehandedly introduced 3 separate modern quilting techniques!

#Quilting

InarticulateQuilter (@inarticulatequilter@mastodon.art)

Attached: 1 image #CelebratingBlackQuilters #BlackHistoryMonth Wini “Akissi” McQueen (1943-) still has bits of the quilt she made at six with scraps her grandfather brought home from his work at a cotton mill.

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