Quilting Bee

Long-ignored and conspicuously absent from many early accounts of American quilt history, African American quilting has become a growing area of study. Women on plantations and in other wealthy households also did spinning, weaving, sewing and quilting in addition to many household duties. Their surviving quilts provide a unique history of their lives and culture. Bring your own quilting basket to share techniques and stories, and view the exhibition When the Stars Begin to Fall Imagination and the American South