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12-8-6620

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; 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:

15.0190

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

2015:18.1

Object label:

Jennifer Hearn
It Is In Your Hands Now
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | Hand-dyed cotton, commercial cottons, polyester batting; machine pieced and quilted, hand embroidered

I saw a billboard with Mandela's face and the words "It's in your hands now". The embroidery in my quilt implies that he held the different threads of this diverse nation together from 1992 to 1994, when the nation was very apprehensive about the future and was on the brink of civil war. The nation has now passed from one leader to another, and it is up to all South Africans to hold true to his legacy.

Quilt's title:

It Is In Your Hands Now

Subject of the quilt:

Nelson Mandela

Who helped you fill out the form?

Jennifer Hearn

When was the form filled out?

6/25/2015

Quilt top made by:

Hearn, Jennifer

Quilted by:

Hearn, Jennifer

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Museum employee

Where the quilt was made, city:

Johannesburg

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

2014

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Commemorative

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging; Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Lecturer in Interior Design

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

29 3/4"

How long is the quilt?

29 3/4"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Navy; Pink; Purple

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Hand-dyed

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

Cotton/Poly Threads

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

"Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela", The International Quilt Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2014. "Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela", The Kentucky Museum at Wester Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, September 8, 2015 - January 31, 2016 "Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela", National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, April 7 - October 7, 2016.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

"Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela," exhibit catalog, Marsha MacDowell and Carolyn Mazloomi, Michigan State University Museum, 2014, page 61.

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:

Michigan State University Museum

Cite this Quilt

Hearn, Jennife. It Is In Your Hands Now. 2014. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Human Rights; South Africa Quilt History Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-6620. Accessed: 03/28/24

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