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"Sisters in Stitches Joined By The Cloth Telling Our Story In Quilts and Tapestry"
Joined By The Cloth
Lucy Algere
Karen Beckett
Norma Booker
Debra Britt
Dorothy Brown
Jennifer Carrington
Donna Clarke
Michelle David
Loretta Dixon
Shelley Drew
Edna Freeman
Liz Grant
Beverly Grier
Naomi Henry
Michelle Howard-Harrell
Celeste Janey
Jonetta Jones
Brenda Jones
Renee Keels
Olga King
Sanya Larrieux
Rita Lopes
Mildred Maines
Mary Ellen Martin
Crystal Moore
Lettie Nobles
Valarie Pratt-Portier
Lesyslie Rackard
Melody Rose
Susi Ryan
Christle Rawlins-Jackson
Jeannette Spencer
Laurel Stroman
Hattie Talley
Annette Thomas
Fran Wade-Nelson
Afiya Webb
Pam Williams
New England's only African American Quilting Guild
SistersInStitches raffle quilt of 2009!
FEATURED ARTIST and GUEST SPEAKER:
Dr. Myrah Brown Green
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1 P.M.
Dr. Green has been teaching textile arts for twenty years and all levels of quilt-making for more than a decade. She is an art historian, fiber/surface designer, and professional quilt artist, who was one of forty-four quilters asked to exhibit a quilt in celebration of the inauguration of Barack Obama
as the 44th President of the United States, at the
Historical Society of Washington, D.C. entitled,
Quilts for Obama: An Exhibit Celebrating the
Inauguration of Our 44th President.
Please come join us. $5 Quilt Exhibition Admission - Vendors
Guild boutique table of items made by guild members
Demonstrations - Silent auction - door prizes.
Quilt Raffle will be among the activities at the two-day event. Drawing takes place on August 29 at 4:00 p.m.
Raffle Tickets: $1.00 each / 6 for $5.00
H. Handicap accessible Plus Free Parking. For more information on the Quilt Show, including schedule events please visit SISTERSINSTITCHES.org online or E-mail HYPERLINK "mailto:sisjbtc_yahoo.com" sisjbtc_yahoo.com. For detailed directions/location please go to mapquest.com.
Upcoming Events/Calendar
"Sisters in Stitches Joined By The Cloth
Telling Our Story In Quilts and Tapestry
2009 Biannual Quilt Show"
on Friday, August 28, 2009 and August 29, 2009
from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the
Yawkey Boys and Girls Club of Boston
115 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
SISJBTC is an African-American Quilting Guild composed of black women from our local and metropolitan area, who is dedicated to preserving, educating and promoting the tradition of African American Quilting. The focal point will include a new collection of traditional and artistic quilts.
This exhibit will present quilts made by children K2 and older who the Sisters taught basic quilting techniques during a comprehensive six-week program
Teaching Children the Art of Quilting at the
Boys and Girls Club Summer Program 2009.
Who We Are:
Sisters Joined by the Cloth celebrates culture, color, design and tradition. We are a Greater Boston based group who come together at least once a month to share ideas and techniques.
We are joined together by our shared experience in quilting which focuses on the African American women's perspective in the Americas.
The art of quilting has traveled across oceans, survived 400 years of slavery and has been carried down by generations of our family and friends. Now it's up to us to keep the tradition going and to pass it along.
Over the centuries, women of African descent have joined together to make quilts as a way of sharing our joys, sorrows, traditions and to celebrate our history.
Quilting connects us to our ancestry, preserves our memories and gives us a way to connect with generations to come.
Sistas Joined by the Cloth celebrates our heritage and reinforced the link that binds us to our collective history. Sistas Joined by the Cloth is our way of contributing and participating in our traditions.
What We Do:
We share quilting ideas (see Quilting Resources), Hold our own quilt shows and/or travel to others (see Upcoming Events), Meet monthly (see Meeting: Location/Time), Stay abreast of community events (see Newsletter), Offer our quilts for sale (see Online Store). Also, and very importantly, we stick to our creed.
THE SISTER'S CREED
* Show courtesy
* Inspire friendship
* Share Knowledge and Wisdom
* Take Time to Listen
* Encourage Each Other-Kind Words Are Music To The Heart
* Respect Differences
* Speak From The Heart-But Keep The Head On Straight
* Creativity Grows The Soul
* Honor What You Feel- Honor Others With Non-Judgement
* Open Up Your Mind
* Laugh As Much As Possible
* Awareness Opens The Mind And Heart To New Possibilities
* Relish The Moment Together in Fun
* Seek Out To Another Sister/Sisters
What are African American Quilts?
The textile traditions of African peoples are less thoroughly documented than other aspects of folk art such as music, dance, or speech. However what is known can be traced back to the prominent influences of four civilizations of Central and West Africa: the Mande-speaking peoples (in the modern countries of Guinea, Mali, Senegal, and Burkino Faso); the Yoruba and Fon peoples (in the Republic of Benin and Nigeria); the Ejagham peoples (in Nigeria and Cameroons); and the Kongo peoples (in Zaire and Angola).As slaves, and also their textiles, were traded heavily throughout the Caribbean, Central America, and the Southern United States, the traditions of each distinct region became intermixed. Thus by the time that early African American quilting became a tradition in and of itself, it was already a combination of textile traditions. The segments that follow are an overview of the general themes and patterns of quilting that have been influenced by African aesthetic, religious, and cultural traditions. See more quilting information. < < < [click here]
Full List of Members:
Valarie Pratt-Portie
Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth meets on the third Saturday of the month at 1p.m. at
St. John's Episcopal Church ( located at 322 South Franklin Street Holbrook, MA) .
Newsletter:
September 2005
At our September meeting, guest speaker Ms. L.J. McCone, avid quilt collector, displayed quilts created by Floridian Sue Dennis. Ms. Dennis, who is 92 years old, created this quilt modeled after a pine cone right before it opens.
Also at this meeting the Sisters created quilts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina and worked on theraffle quilt.
Pictures from this meeting, coming soon.
October 2005
coming soon.
Are you or do you know someone else interested in the art and culture of quilting?
Purchase a gift for a friend or a family member. > > > > > > >
Quilts and other gift items will be added as we continue to update our website. So check back often for new store items , Up-coming events/news and other informative quilting information.
Thanks again fot visiting our site and enjoy your stay.
-Sisters In Stitches Joined By The Cloth
-www.myrahbrowngreen.com/ An Art Historian, Fiber/Surface Designer, and a Professional Quilt Artist.
-TGCD :: The Group for Cultural Documentation Roland Freeman is the Founder and President of TGCD.
-www.black-threads.com/ Kyra Hicks Comprehensive guide to African American Quilting
-www.quiltersmuse.com/ Quilter's Muse educational website for quilt history, quilts and textiles written by Patricia L. Cummings.
-www.nequiltmuseum.org/ Located in Massachusetts, featuring information about exhibitions and classes.
-Creativityjourney.blogspot.com Textile Arts Resource Guide.
-www.gwenmagee.com Textile Artist
-54-40 African American Quilting Guild African American Quilters Guild of VA
-www.culturedexpressions.com/ Decorating, Quilting, Sewing &Crafting with African Fabrics!
-www.adinkra.org/ African symbols known as adinkra are ubiquitous in Ghana, a beautiful West African country on the Atlantic, situated between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo.
-www.quiltethnic.com/ Quilting and/or fiber related art, craft and textile traditions of diverse ethnic groups from contemporary, traditional and/or historical perspectives.
-www.aaqgo.org/ African American Quilt Guild of Oakland
-www.wcqn.org/ Women of Color Quilters Network
Featured Article: From the African Loom to the American Quilt.
by Gladys-Marie Fry
In Spring 1998, the National Humanities Center's white walls were transformed by a colorful collection of African-American quilts on loan from the Robert Cargo Folk Art Gallery in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This show was inspired by Gladys-Marie Fry, 1997-98 Fellow and Professor of English and Folklore at the University of Maryland. Author of Stitched from the Soul: Slave Quilting in the Ante-Bellum South (1990), she has curated twelve such exhibitions, one of which is currently on view at the Smithsonian Institution. Here she comments on several of the pieces the Center displayed. (Photos: Kent Mullikin)
"Sisters In Stitches", The Boston Globe, The Quilts of Gee's Bend, and The Museum of Fine Arts
These "sisters" do more than just quilt! As seen by their recent feature in the Boston Globe, these women are also very interested in community awareness. In the "Life and Arts" section on July, 14, 2005, Linda Matchan of the Globe Staff interviewed several of the members of the only African American quilting quild in New England-Sisters in Stitches Joined by the Cloth. For more information, see the boston globe featured article.
Famous Bible Quilt By Harriet Powers(1837-1911), Owned by the Smithsonian Museum.
Learn more about the history of Africans Quilting in America, includes a timeline and featured books, along with information about the quilts of Gee's Bend. >>> Learn More.
General Guild Information
Name of Guild Sisters in Stitches - Joined by the Cloth
No. of Members 25
Open Admissions Yes
Contact Information
Contact Naomi Henry
Address PO Box 39
Phone 617-524-6894
Fax 617-363-5684
E-mail nhenry8787_aol.com
City Boston
State Massachusetts
Country USA
Zip 02121
www.sistersinstitches.org
info_sistersinstitches.org
sisjbtc_yahoo.comrsinstitches.org
-TGCD :: The Group for Cultural DocumentationRoland Freeman is the Founder and President of TGCD.
-www.black-threads.com/ Kyra Hicks’ Comprehensive guide to African American Quilting
-www.quiltersmuse.com/Quilter's Muse educational website for quilt history, quilts and textiles written by Patricia L. Cummings.
-www.nequiltmuseum.org/Located in Massachusetts, featuring information about exhibitions and classes.
-Creativityjourney.blogspot.comTextile Arts Resource Guide.
-www.gwenmagee.comTextile Artist
-54-40 African American Quilting GuildAfrican American Quilters Guild of VA
-www.culturedexpressions.com/Decorating, Quilting, Sewing &Crafting with African Fabrics!
-www.adinkra.org/African symbols known as adinkra are ubiquitous in Ghana, a beautiful West African country on the Atlantic, situated between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo.
-www.aaqgo.org/African American Quilt Guild of Oakland
-www.wcqn.org/Women of Color Quilters Network
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