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12-8-5652

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

10.0176

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2007:124.7.2

Object label:

Nine Patch and Snowball
Maria Sera of the Zamani Soweto Sisters
White City Jabavu, South Africa
2007
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2007:124.7.2

Essay:

Facing the double exploitation of racism and sexism, a group of black women from Soweto formed the Zamani Soweto Sisters, an organization whose goal is to instill a spirit of self-help among South African women. Their strategy for change includes programs such as a job training center and student scholarships; their goal is to create a women's resource center within the Soweto township.

Quilt's title:

Nine Patch and Snowball

Quilt top made by:

Sera, Maria

Quilted by:

Sera, Maria

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

c2005

Why was the quilt made?

Fundraising

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

White City Jabavu

Quiltmaker's country:

South Africa

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

South African

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Zamani Soweto Sisters Council

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

20 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

24 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Red

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date; Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Zamani Soweto Sisters Council Nine-Patch and Snowball blocks From Template-Free Quiltmaking Books By Trudie Hughes 19” x 24” Made by Maria Sera 3213 Mlangeni & Letaba Streets White City Jabavu 1868 +27 11 984-4099

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

32

Size of quilt blocks:

3 1/4" x 3 1/4"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

inner 1/2”, outer 3/4”

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Describe the back:

Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

In-the-ditch

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Book

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Template-Free Quiltmaking Books/By Trudie Hughes

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees

Cite this Quilt

Sera, Mari. Nine Patch and Snowball. c2005. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-5652. Accessed: 03/29/24

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