AMERICA’S ARMED SERVICE MEMBERS: LEGACY OF PATRIOTISM AND VALOR QUILT (2022)
The fifth and final quilt is dedicated to Black Americans who served in the armed forces. Honoring individuals like Colin Powell, Henry Ossian Flipper and Charity Adams Earley, this quilt also honors groups such as the Harlem Hell fighters, the Tuskegee Airmen, the 688th Central Post Battalion and the Buffalo Soldiers. In our workshops, participants learned about their contributions to the armed forces and decorated patriotic stars and uniforms with paint and markers.
The quilting on the front was largely designed to lock down the various figures and stars. In open spaces a flowing design was selected to add motion to the quilt.
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