About this episode
Jess Bailey is an art historian, a collector of stories, and a quilter. You may know Jess from Instagram @publiclibraryquilts or their book, Many Hands Make a Quilt : Short Histories of Radical Quilting. The conversation we had was tender and joyful as we discussed: ① why representation and visibility are so important in the quilting community, ② the power of a gifted quilts , and ③ how to start a quilting practice even if you come from a long a line of quilters. HELPFUL LINKS ♡ ⤷ historic New Deal quilting bee photos ⤷ Anna's mother Ruth Higham's book, The Edge of the Land ⤷ The quilt made by the last indigenous queen of Hawaii ⤷ Get a copy of Jess’s book Many Hands Make A Quilt: Short Histories of Radical Quilting in the US and in the UK ⤷ Listen to the oral history interview from the Quilt Alliance that Jess mentions ⤷ work by Kailani Polzak , researcher of visual constructions of race in 18th and 19th century Europe ⤷ Join me and Heidi Parkes for Sewing in Place at Madeline Island School of the Arts this June ⤷ Learn more about the inner work of textiles in a supportive creative community, THE QUILTY NOOK ⤷ Theme music: Roll Jordan Roll by the Joy Drops