Ten Years of Threads: The Princeton Sankofa Stitchers Modern Quilt Guild’s Journey Through Fabric and History
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 11, 3-5pm
On View: July 11 – August 8, 2026
Ten Years of Threads: The Princeton Sankofa Stitchers Modern Quilt Guild’s Journey Through Fabric and History celebrates a decade of creativity, storytelling, and artistic expression through quilting. This exhibit features the work of guild members, showcasing a rich variety of themes and textile art forms that reflect the unique voices and styles of each maker.
The collection highlights a wide range of fiber art techniques and includes narrative quilts, political quilts, nature-inspired works, cultural quilts, color studies, quilted garments, and memory quilts. Each piece demonstrates the power of fabric as both an artistic medium and a tool for preserving stories, honoring heritage, and expressing personal and collective experiences.
Together, these works reflect the guild’s journey over the past ten years—woven with history, culture, innovation, and community—while honoring the enduring tradition of quilting as both art and legacy.
Exhibiting Artists:
Montika Allen-Atkinson
Mary Ellen Assue
Martha Bates
Janet Byard
Rachel D.K. Clark
Joyce Clarke
Mada Coles Galloway
Sheila Colson
Josie Dakers-Brathwaite
Tony Jean Dickerson
Paulette File
Juandamarie Gikandi
Tina Guthmann
Ronah S. Harris
Steven Hobbs
Peggy Martin
Victoria Meisel
Gail Mitchell
Wannetta Phillips
Ellaree Pray
Lesyslie Rackard
Kim Taylor
Tarsha-Nicole’ Taylor
Michele Tuck-Ponder
To learn more about all the guild members, please check out the guild website.
About the Princeton Sankofa Stitchers Modern Quilt Guild: The Princeton Sankofa Stitchers Modern Quilt Guild (PSSMQG), founded in 2016 by a group of like-minded Black women, has grown into a thriving community where creativity, cultural connection, and shared knowledge flourish. Named for the Akan concept Sankofa, meaning “go back and get it,” the guild honors ancestral wisdom while shaping contemporary artistic expression.
As members of the Modern Quilt Guild, PSSMQG promotes the growth of modern quilting through art, education, and community engagement. Guided by the motto, “Each one, teach one,” members create modern quilts that blend African textiles, innovative design, and storytelling.
The guild is made up of quilters spanning six generations, with the oldest member being a nonagenarian. This intergenerational community brings together a rich range of life experiences and professional backgrounds, including academicians, accountants, authors, attorneys, clergy, computer scientists, craft artists, educators, engineers, managing executives, nurses, poets, a professional singer & pianist, social workers, and visual artists. These diverse perspectives enrich the guild’s creative practice and strengthen its sense of community.
Philanthropy and community service are also central to the guild’s mission. Since its inceptionPSSMQG has expanded its impact beyond quilting through philanthropic activities that support and empower women and children.
As the guild celebrates its 10th anniversary, it continues to foster artistic collaboration, cultural connection, and meaningful community engagement through the enduring art of quilting.
