Positivity Alahna Kellough 2020 ARTIST STATEMENT I love proverbs from just about every culture and the Bible. “Turn your face to the sun and shadows will fall behind you.” Is a proverb from the indigenous [...]

Queen Scrappy de Elegance Deshon Hall 26.5W x 43.5H inches 2018 ARTIST STATEMENT I’ve seen many beautiful collage quilts made by other quilters and wanted to try my hand at something a little [...]

African Paradise Stephanie Haiba Collier W x H inches 2020 ARTIST STATEMENT Combining traditional piecing techniques with African influenced vibrant fabric. The depth of vibrancy and soul that the fabric adds is amazing. I [...]

Sammy Gloria J. Hazel 5 inches tall 2016 ARTIST STATEMENT I created this to challenge myself to see if I could make a doll that tiny!

A Pieceful Place Gloria J. Hazel 14.5W x 20.5H inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT This quilt was created as part of a Group Challenge to make an art quilt no larger than 24 x [...]

San Diego People of Color Quilt Guild Challenge Quilt Michelle Givens 54W x 66H inches 2018 ARTIST STATEMENT For the last few years, our Guild has done a challenge quilt to display in [...]

Afrocentric Display Deshon Hall 18W x 45H inches 2019 ARTIST STATEMENT I saw some African ladies on YouTube and liked how they were portrayed in a drawing. I can’t draw but decided to [...]

Seaside Alahna Kellough 2020 ARTIST STATEMENT Too much time indoors can give anyone cabin fever, increasing anxiety, and frustration. Walking on the beach was my calm. When I saw this fabric, I immediately felt the [...]

Basking in the Garden Patricia J. Kelly 52W x 75H inches 2020 ARTIST STATEMENT In August 2020, I entered the International African Quilt Challenge sponsored by Miriam Galadima Benson, owner of Quilt Africa [...]

Sisterly Love Alahna Kellough 58W x 70H inches 2012 ARTIST STATEMENT Some fabrics are hard for quilters to cut because they love them so much. Imagine cutting a rose at the peak of [...]