American women Quote by Faith Ringgold

Beginning writers are often advised to 'write what you know,' and since I knew about quilters - their quirks, their inside jokes, their disputes…

— Jennifer Chiaverini

In my contemporary stories, I write about today's quilters, inventive techniques they use, and how technology has influenced their art. Novels set in the…

— Jennifer Chiaverini

“The story quilt in the novel was inspired by the magnificent quilts of Harriet Powers, an enslaved woman from Georgia who used African appliqué…

— Sue Monk Kidd

Some women don't care how their quilts look. They piece the squares together any sort of way, but she couldn't stand careless sewing. She…

— Julia Peterkin

“Young lovers seek perfection. Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together. And of seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches. - How…

— Anonymous

“Quilts are more than something to keep you warm. They give women a way to express themselves creatively.I like the way that you're using…

— Barbara Cameron

For African-American people, I am in the business of inventing a reality that gives a different perspective - on history, on crime, on art,…

— John Edgar Wideman

I write about African women, that's really my topic. I have no shame or qualm in it because it's a very underrepresented topic, which…

— Danai Gurira

The African-American experience is one of the most important threads in the American tapestry.

— Bill Frist

For several years, I made my unofficial beat the stories, struggles, and politics of blacks in America. I wrote about other things, also, but…

— Cord Jefferson

There were many African Americans - many, many stories similar to my story.

— Claudette Colvin

Our quilts were more than useful, they had the faint sentimentality of a pressed flower. And no more beauty. We did not value them…

— Rose Wilder Lane