Fiber Studio Artist Gwen Maxwell-Williams came to the BIIA for Black History Month to share her quilts and discuss how quilts were used for the Underground Railroad.  Below are some quilts - the first (top right) is the "Code Quilt"
The one above is Miss Minnie's quilt
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Underground railroad quilt
To see more quilts click below
The label says "It takes a village to raise a child and to make a quilt"
To go to the main page for Lynnette's Photos - click below
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