QUILT INDEX RECORD
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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Exhibit
Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Li...
Mazloomi, Carolyn; MacDowell, Marsha