Quilt* (the asterisk is a truncation symbol and returns results from anything starting with the root "quilt," e.g., quilt, quilts, quilted, quilting) zines in our collection include, but are not limited to
Many hands make a quilt : short histories of radical quilting by Jess Bailey, 2021
This zine is a collection of radical quilting histories that center quilts and quilters often excluded from the artistic canon to "reflect the hope and power of community," inspired by Alice Walker's essay "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens". Quilts discussed include the Rajah quilt, the Kansas Redwork quilt, Queen Lili'uokalani of Hawai'i's quilt, Clement Bond's TVA quilts, the NAMES project AIDS memorial quilt, Faith Ringgold's The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles, Susan Hudson's quilts, FORCE's Monument Quilt, Jesse Krimes' elegy quilt series, and Grace Rother's 2020 Abolition Quilting Bee quilts. -- Nayla Delgado
Our American Quilt by Jamila Zahra Felton, 2017
Jamila Zahra Felton employs poetry and collage to present the Americas' history of genocide in the name of patriotism. She uses the quilt as a metaphor for African enslavement and the pervasiveness of white supremacy. --Grace Li
Hoopla by the Radical Crossstitch Collective, 2007
Hoopla is a yarn-bound zine by radical cross-stitchers and other feminists interested in craftivism. There’s information on quilts of the Underground Railroad, instructions on how to make reusable fabric menstrual pads, and an essay on racism in the prison industrial complex. Visual elements include multiple typefaces, comics and other graphics.
The Harlem Defender. A Zine. Vol. 2 Defend Harlem, 2025
The members of Defend Harlem's media team share the organization's demands, discuss Columbia University's expansion in the neighborhood, profile June Jordan and quilter Laura R. Gadson, and provide Know Your Rights information in English, Spanish, Kreyol, and Arabic. The zine is color printed and heavily designed.
CROQ. No. 9, The trash issue by Heather Mann, 2007
Issue 9 of Croq, “an indie publication dedicated to all things crafty!”, tackles all things sustainability and DIY. With an emphasis on upcycling and reuse, article topics include how to turn your trash into household storage, re-using trash for gardening, the pros and cons of buying consignment, home birth, homeschooling lesson plans, tax advice and soap-making.