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A few weeks ago Dr. Gaither's Trails Tracks Tarmac quilters reunited for an afternoon of quilting on the National Black Theater Festival quilt. This was the first time I had the privilege of being...
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100th POSTING: QUILTING FROM THE SOUL
From the beginning of the first posting, December 17, 2008, Quilting the Journey to the White House launched this site giving voice to members of several different communities with so much to say, see...
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On the Road...
I hope everyone enjoyed Dr. Gaither's posting last week. She is a self-professed techno-phobe, so the fact I was actually able to get her to post still surprises me. Hopefully she will be encouraged to...
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QUILT PROJECTS IN THE WORKS
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Dr. Gaither's exhibition at the Maryland State Arts Council has been extended through May. This three-part piece is one of the components of the installation. Hear how Dr. Gaither conceptualized the...
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Oops, We Did It Again!
Hello???? Anyone still out there????I can just hear everyone saying "Where have you been? You haven't posted anything in almost three months!!!!!"Just as Dr. Gaither was getting into the idea of...
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Marvtastic Memories!
Ok all you Joan Gaither quilt fans, the time has finally arrived! The latest My American Series quilt is about to be revealed. Are you ready for it? It is my pleasure to introduce to you the seventh...
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At the Heart of It All...
Marvtastic MemoriesNational Black Theatre Festival Quilt(c) Dr. Joan M. E. Gaither, 2011The past few days have been a whirlwind of phone calls between Dr. Gaither and myself on the reaction to the...
View ArticleNational Black Theatre Festival Quilt in the News-UPDATED
The Winston-Salem Journal interviewed Dr. Gaither on the National Black Theatre Festival Quilt. Click the link below for the article and a brief...
View ArticleNow on Facebook!
You can now follow Dr. Gaither on Facebook! After months of trying to get her to agree to setting up a fan page, she is finally joining the world of facebook. If you would like to follow her, click on...
View ArticleHappy Birthday!
Hi everyone!I am posting a message without Dr. Gaither's knowledge in order to reveal that today is the birthday of everyone's favorite documentary story quilter. Please drop her a line if you can. I...
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National Black Theatre Festival Opening Reception Photos
Hi everyone!Here are several photos taken of Dr. Gaither at the opening reception for the National Black Theatre Festival. The quilt turned into the step and repeat at the event. If you don't know what...
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Honoring a Post-September 11 World
In honor of the 10th Anniversary of September 11, I am posting a video of Dr. Gaither discussing two quilts she created in the months after the attacks. These quilts are part of Dr. Gaither's social...
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Health and Safety
Hi everyone,Sorry for practicing our great disappearing act on you! We didn't mean to become magicians this year, but we have been getting pretty good at it. As the title of this posting alludes, there...
View ArticleURGENT: We Need Your Help!!!!
Good evening everyone,I wish I could be writing this post under better circumstances, but I am writing to ask for your help. Last week, one of Dr. Gaither's quilts was stolen while on exhibition at...
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http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2011/12/27/african-american-artifact-stolen-from-museum/
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Images of Stolen Quilt and Media Coverage
Photo by Genevieve M. Kaplan, 2011Photo by Genevieve M. Kaplan, 2011Here are images of each side of the stolen quilt. If anyone has any information on the theft, please contact the police at...
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And we're back....
6 month hiatus. Yikes! As Ricky would say on I Love Lucy, "You've got some 'splainin' to do!'"Last minute finishing touches.I have been dreading this posting and Dr. Gaither is somewhat enjoying that...
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Forever Covered With Their Love
Genevieve Kaplan and Joan Gaither with the National Black Theatre Festival Quilt.It was recently pointed out to Dr. Gaither and I that this blog has provided a very interesting way for people to get to...
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Spring Is In the Air
Every spring brings about an urge to conduct spring cleaning - organizing and purging the clutter we have accumulated over the past year. When this happens people find items they "lost" and discover...
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This past week, Dr. Gaither and I went to the Historic Annapolis Museum at City Dock in Annapolis to talk with the organization's staff and docents about the Poulson Slaver Quilt. This quilt, the 3rd...
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Remembering Mamie
Dr. Gaither with her mother and sister Kathy.This past week we said goodbye to one of the founding members of Joan's quilting circle - her mother, Mamie. Mamie was an ever present fixture at Joan's...
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Poster Child
I was running a Google search this evening on a completely unrelated project when I happened to come across the above image. This is the advertising image for the exhibition Ashe to Amen: African...
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Welcoming the New
After many months I am finally back to posting on the blog. There have been quite a few changes over the past several months which have pulled both Dr. Gaither and I away from the blog. The biggest...
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Sesquicentennial 1864 Slave Emancipation Quilt
Sesquicentennial 1864 Slave Emancipation QuiltNovember 1, 2014, is the 150th anniversary of Emancipation in Maryland. Throughout the week several cities, counties, organizations, and the state held...
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