Kyra, blogger at Black Threads, has a fascinating list of quilts and quilting related items she’d like to see featured at the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).  Included with her list are links to web sites, blogs, or photos of the items.
Did you know there exists a quilt made by Harriet Tubman?
What about Rosa Parks’ sewing basket?
Fabric with African and African American images
Pearl Bailey’s needlepoint piece
A sewing machine used by Harriet Powers
These and many more Kyra mentions in her list of suggestions. 
After going through Kyra’s list, can you think of others to add?

QuiltingAndPatchwork.com
  The continued controversy about Gee’s Bend quilts and the numerous exhibits around the country seem to have increased their popularity and the familiarity of the name.  To read about an exhibit at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, KY and a very balanced article, check out Do quit promoters exploit folk artists? by Diane Heilenman, in the Courier-Journal.com.
Ms. Heilenman also mentions another quilt exhibit in Louisville, African-American Art Quilts, at the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft.
Both shows reflect some of the clothesline look and awkward visual competitions that seem to always attend hanging big, bold quilts in large …read more