QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

South Africa Quilt History Project; Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

South Africa Quilt History Project

South Africa Quilt History Project Number:

CHSLM321

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

2014

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Madiba's Stars

How wide is the quilt?

30"

How long is the quilt?

30"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Predominate colors:

Blue; Green; Red; Teal

Overall condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

April 2014

Describe the quilt's layout:

Nontraditional or art

Subject of the quilt:

Nelson Mandela

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

English template Piecing

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied

How are the layers held together?

Machine quilting

Quilt top made by:

Waring, Janet

Quilted by:

Waring, Janet

Where the quilt was made, city:

Howck

Where the quilt was made, province:

KwaZulu Natal

Where the quilt was made, country:

South Africa

Quilt is presently used as:

Artwork/wall hanging

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Consceince of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; International Quilt Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2014

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

MacDowell, Marsha; Mazloomi, Carolyn. Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela. Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, 2014; page 99.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Janet Waring

Quilt owner's city:

Howck

Quilt owner's province:

KwaZulu Natal

Quilt owner's country:

South Africa

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1944

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

South African

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Retired Home Economics Teacher

Quiltmaker's city:

Howck

Quiltmaker's province:

KwaZulu Natal

Quiltmaker's country:

South Africa

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

Member of the KwaZulu Natal Quilters Guild

Description of quilt:

Janet Waring
Madiba’s Stars
Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Cotton; English paper pieced, machine quilted

This quilt is a smaller version of a similar one I made some years ago to express the joy and celebration of our new South Africa. So when quilters were invited to contribute a quilt I made a version that would fit into the specifications required.

Nelson Mandela, our Madiba, transformed our dull grey society into a vibrant rainbow.

His path was marked
By the stars in the Southern hemisphere
And he walked the length of his days
Under African skies. — Paul Simon

Nelson Mandela, our Madiba, transformed our dull grey society into a vibrant rainbow.

Essay:

I was born and grew up in Pretoria and trained as a Home Economics Teacher. I moved to Natal when I got married to a farmer. I have always been passionate about sewing and when I retired I did a quilting course and got hooked! I belong to our local quilt guild and the regional guild in KwaZulu Natal. I have a wonderful studio to work in and happily spend my days sewing and quilting. There is always a new challenge around the corner. I am in the privileged position of being able to share my skills with a group of young girls in a sewing club, and often give quilt classes to adults.

Who photographed this quilt?

Dion Cuyler

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

The copyright belongs to the owner/artist.