List of quilters

This is a list of quilters - notable people who are known for their quilts, quilting, or involvement in the history of quilting.

Contents: 

• Top
• 0–9
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

• Nellie Mae Abrams (1946–2005), American ^[1]
• Willie Abrams (1897–1987), American ^[2]
• Aline Amaru (born 1941), French Polynesian ^[3]
• Alex Anderson (born 1955), American ^[4]

B

• Ellen Harding Baker (1847–1886), American ^[5]
• Mary Alice Barton (1917–2003), American ^[6]
• Lydia Beachy (1863–1925), American ^[7]
• Cuesta Benberry (1923–2007), American ^[8]
• Annie Bendolph (1900–1981), American ^[9]
• Louisiana Bendolph (born 1960), American ^[10]
• Mary Lee Bendolph (born 1935), American ^[11]
• Agatha Bennett (1919–2006), American ^[12]
• Amelia Bennett (1914–2002), American ^[13]
• Delia Bennett (1892–1976), American ^[14]
• Linda Diane Bennett (1955–1988), American ^[15]
• Loretta Pettway Bennett (born 1960), American ^[16]
• Mary L. Bennett (born 1942), American ^[17]
• Polly Bennett (1922–2003), American ^[18]
• Janet Catherine Berlo, American ^[19]
• Ian Berry (born 1984), British ^[20]
• Jinny Beyer (born 1941), American ^[21]
• Margaret Morton Bibb (1832–c.1900), American ^[22]
• Hazel Rodney Blackman (1921–2014), Jamaican-American ^[23]
• Ruth Clement Bond (1904–2005), American ^[24]
• NedRa Bonds (born 1948), American ^[25]
• Georgia Bonesteel (born 1936), American ^[26]
• Sandy Bonsib, American^{[ citation needed ]}
• Laverne Brackens (born 1927), American ^[27]
• Barbara Brackman (born 1945), American ^[28]
• Tina Williams Brewer, American ^[29]
• Tungane Broadbent (born 1940), American ^[30]
• Jo Budd, English ^{[31] [32]}
• Eleanor Burns (born 1945), American ^[33]
• Bisa Butler (born 1973), American ^[34]

C

• Dorothy Caldwell (born 1948), Canadian ^[35]
• Emma Lee Pettway Campbell, American ^[36]
• Viola Canady (1922–2009), American ^[37]
• Jennifer Chiaverini (born 1969), American ^[38]
• Jane Burch Cochran (born 1943), American ^[39]
• Minder Coleman (1903–1999), American ^[40]
• Minnie Sue Coleman, American ^[41]
• Charles Counts (1934–2000), American ^[42]
• Nancy Crow, American ^[43]
• Michael A. Cummings, American ^[44]

D

• Bryony Dalefield, Aotearoa New Zealand ^[45]
• Madeline Davis (1940–2021), American ^[46]
• Mimi Dietrich, American ^[47]
• Jenny Doan, American ^[48]
• Radka Donnell (1928–2013), Bulgarian-German-American ^[49]
• William Rush Dunton, Jr. (1868–1966), American ^[50]

E

• Arester Earl (1892–1988), American ^[51]
• Tracey Emin (born 1963), English ^[52]
• Nora Ezell (1917–2007), American ^[53]

F

• Rachel Farmer, American ^[54]
• Kaffe Fassett, American

G

• Rachel Carey George
• Beth Gutcheon, American

H

• Misses Jane and Mary Hampson, Australian
• Karen Hampton, American
• Adeline Harris Sears, American
• Carole Harris
• Peggie Hartwell, American
• Francine Haskins, American
• Joseph Hedley, English
• Kyra E. Hicks, American
• Susan Hilsenbeck, American
• Susan Hoffman
• Mary Ellen Hopkins
• Gloria Hoppins (born 1955), American
• Anna Maria Horner (American)
• Susan Hudson (born 1957 or 1958), American
• Clementine Hunter, American

I

• Ella Mae Irby (1923–2001), American

J

• Michael James (born 1949), American

K

• Mealiʻi Kalama (1909–2004), Native Hawaiian
• Jane Kaufman (1938–2021), American
• Nettie Jane Kennedy, American
• Emma Kickapoo, American
• Ai Kijima
• Chawne Kimber, American
• Bettye Kimbrell (1936–2016), American ^[55]

L

• Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917), Native Hawaiian
• Sophie Tatum LaCroix (1862–1949), American
• Mary Catherine Lamb (1949–2009), American
• Jean Ray Laury, American
• John Lefelhocz (born 1967), American
• Bonnie Leman (1926–2010), American
• Alma Lesch, American
• Charlotte Lewis (1930–2024), American
• Rosina Lippi (born 1956), American
• Ellen Morton Littlejohn

M

• Linda MacDonald
• Vereara Maeva-Taripo (1940–2019), Cook Island
• Gwendolyn Ann Magee (1943–2011), American
• Gwen Marston (1936–2019), American
• Therese May, American
• Carolyn L. Mazloomi (born 1948), American
• Dindga McCannon (born 1947), American
• Susan McCord, American
• Wini McQueen
• Nellie Star Boy Menard, American
• Lucy Mingo, American
• Lucy Mooney (c.1880–1969), American
• Lottie Mooney (1908–1992), American
• Flora Moore
• Aolar Mosely (1912–1999), American

N

• Paula Nadelstern (born 1951), American
• Riel Nason, Canadian
• Miriam Nathan-Roberts (1942–2018), American
• Velda Newman, American
• Addie Pearl Nicholson (1931–2022), American
• Karen Nyberg (born 1969), American

O

• Ramekon O'Arwisters (born 1960), American
• Ellen Oppenheimer (born 1952), American

P

• Nina Paley (born 1968), American
• Sophonisba Angusciola Peale (1786–1859), American
• Cecelia Pedescleaux (born 1945), American
• Mertlene Perkins (1917–2015), American
• Annie Bell Pettway (1930–2003), American
• Annie E. Pettway (1904–1972), American
• Arcola Pettway (1934–1994), American
• Arlonzia Pettway (1923–2008), American
• Candis Pettway (1924–1997), American
• Edwina Pettway (born 1950), American
• Jessie T. Pettway (1929–2023), American
• Joanna Pettway (1924–1993), American
• Lola Pettway (born 1941), American
• Loretta Pettway (born 1942), American
• Louella Pettway (1921–2006), American
• Lucy P. Pettway (1930–2003), American
• Lucy T. Pettway (1921–2004), American
• Louella Pettway (1921–2006), American
• Lutisha Pettway (1925–2001), American
• Martha Jane Pettway (1898–2003), American
• Mensie Lee Pettway (born 1939), American
• Missouri Pettway, American
• Pearlie Kennedy Pettway (1920–1982), American
• Qunnie Pettway (1943–2010), American
• Sally Mae Pettway Mixon (born 1965), American
• Yvonne Porcella (1936–2016), American
• Pearlie Posey (1894–1984), American
• Harriet Powers (1837–1910), American

R

• Hystercine Rankin (1929–2010), American
• Sue Reno, American
• Martha Ann Ricks (c.1817–1901), Americo-Liberian
• Faith Ringgold (1930–2024), American
• Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin (born 1952), American

S

• Rebecca Scattergood Savery (1770–1885), American
• Joan Schulze (born 1936), American
• Elizabeth Talford Scott (1916–2011), American
• Joyce J. Scott (born 1948), American
• Bettie Bendolph Seltzer (1929–2017), American
• Sue Willie Seltzer (1922–2010), American
• Genie Shenk (1937–2018), American
• Sandra Sider (born 1949), American
• Sheryl Sims, American
• Florine Smith (born 1948), American
• Nellie von Gerichten Smith (1871–1952), American
• Grace Snyder (1882–1982), American
• Georgia Speller (1931–1988), American
• Jane Stickle (1817–1896), American
• Pamela Studstill (born 1954), American
• Laurie Swim (born 1949), Canadian

T

• Sarah Mary Taylor (1916–2000), American
• Jessie Telfair (1913–1986), American
• Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin (born 1952), American
• Rosie Lee Tompkins (1936–2006), American
• Lucinda Toomer (1888–1983), American
• Stephen Towns (born 1980), American
• Holice Turnbow (born 1930), American
• Patricia Turner, American

U

• Molly Upton (1953–1977), American

V

• Anna Von Mertens (born 1973), American

W

• Pecolia Warner (1901–1983), American
• Marie Webster (1859–1956), American
• Gearldine Westbrook (1919–2016), American
• Katherine Westphal (1919–2018), American
• Yvonne Wells (born 1939), American
• Gwen Westerman, American
• Andrea Williams (born 1973), American
• Irene Williams (1920–2015), American
• Nell Hall Williams (born 1933), American
• Patty Ann Williams (1898–1972), American
• Deborah Willis (born 1948), American
• Magalene Wilson (1898–2001), American
• Estelle Witherspoon (1916–1998), American
• Margaret Wood (born 1950), American

Z

• Shelly Zegart (born 1941), American

See also

• List of costume designers
• List of fashion designers
• List of Scandinavian textile artists
• Lists of women artists
• Quilts of Gee's Bend

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