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.
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
- 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[55]
G
- Rachel Carey George (1908–2011), American[56]
- Beth Gutcheon (born 1945), American[57]
H
- Misses Jane and Mary Hampson, Australian[58]
- Karen Hampton, American[59]
- Adeline Harris Sears, American[60]
- Carole Harris (1943), American[61]
- Peggie Hartwell (born 1939), American[62]
- Francine Haskins (born 1947), American[63]
- Joseph Hedley (died 1826), English[64]
- Kyra E. Hicks (born 1965), American[65]
- Susan Hilsenbeck, American[66]
- Susan Hoffman, American[67]
- Mary Ellen Hopkins (1932–2013), American[68]
- Gloria Hoppins (born 1955), American[69]
- Anna Maria Horner (born 1972), American[70]
- Susan Hudson (born 1957 or 1958), American[71]
- Clementine Hunter, American[72]
I
- Ella Mae Irby (1923–2001), American[73]
J
- Michael James (born 1949), American[74]
K
- Mealiʻi Kalama (1909–2004), Native Hawaiian[75]
- Jane Kaufman (1938–2021), American[76]
- Nettie Jane Kennedy (1916–2002), American[77]
- Emma Kickapoo (1880–1942), American[78]
- Ai Kijima (born 1970), Japanese[79]
- Chawne Kimber (born 1971), American[80]
- Bettye Kimbrell (1936–2016), American[81]
L
- Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917), Native Hawaiian[82]
- Sophie Tatum LaCroix (1862–1949), American[83]
- Mary Catherine Lamb (1949–2009), American[84]
- Jean Ray Laury (1928–2011), American[85]
- John Lefelhocz (born 1967), American[86]
- Bonnie Leman (1926–2010), American[87]
- Alma Lesch (1917–1999), American[88]
- Charlotte Lewis (1930–2024), American[89]
- Rosina Lippi (born 1956), American
- Ellen Morton Littlejohn (1826–1899), American[90]
M
- Linda MacDonald (born 1946), American[91]
- Vereara Maeva-Taripo (1940–2019), Cook Island[92]
- Gwendolyn Ann Magee (1943–2011), American[93]
- Gwen Marston (1936–2019), American[94]
- Therese May (born 1943), American[95]
- Carolyn L. Mazloomi (born 1948), American[96]
- Dindga McCannon (born 1947), American[97]
- Susan McCord (1829–1909), American[98]
- Wini McQueen (born 1943), American[99]
- Nellie Star Boy Menard (1910–2001), American[100]
- Lucy Mingo (born 1931), American[11]
- Lucy Mooney (c.1880–1969), American[101]
- Lottie Mooney (1908–1992), American[102]
- Flora Moore (born 1951), American[103]
- Aolar Mosely (1912–1999), American[104]
N
- Paula Nadelstern (born 1951), American[105]
- Riel Nason, Canadian[106]
- Miriam Nathan-Roberts (1942–2018), American[107]
- Velda Newman, American[108]
- Addie Pearl Nicholson (1931–2022), American[109]
- Karen Nyberg (born 1969), American[110]
O
- Ramekon O'Arwisters (born 1960), American[111]
- Ellen Oppenheimer (born 1952), American[112]
P
- Nina Paley (born 1968), American[113]
- Sophonisba Angusciola Peale (1786–1859), American[114]
- Cecelia Pedescleaux (born 1945), American[115]
- Mertlene Perkins (1917–2015), American[116]
- Annie Bell Pettway (1930–2003), American[117]
- Annie E. Pettway (1904–1972), American[118]
- Arcola Pettway (1934–1994), American[119]
- Arlonzia Pettway (1923–2008), American[120]
- Candis Pettway (1924–1997), American[121]
- Edwina Pettway (born 1950), American[122]
- Jessie T. Pettway (1929–2023), American[123]
- Joanna Pettway (1924–1993), American[124]
- Lola Pettway (born 1941), American[125]
- Loretta Pettway (born 1942), American[11]
- Louella Pettway (1921–2006), American[126]
- Lucy P. Pettway (1930–2003), American[127]
- Lucy T. Pettway (1921–2004), American[128]
- Lutisha Pettway (1925–2001), American[129]
- Martha Jane Pettway (1898–2003), American[130]
- Mensie Lee Pettway (born 1939), American[131]
- Missouri Pettway, American[132]
- Pearlie Kennedy Pettway (1920–1982), American[133]
- Qunnie Pettway (1943–2010), American[134]
- Sally Mae Pettway Mixon (born 1965), American[135]
- Yvonne Porcella (1936–2016), American[136]
- Pearlie Posey (1894–1984), American[137]
- Harriet Powers (1837–1910), American[138]
R
- Hystercine Rankin (1929–2010), American[139]
- Sue Reno, American[140]
- Martha Ann Ricks (c.1817–1901), Americo-Liberian[141]
- Faith Ringgold (1930–2024), American[142]
- Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin (born 1952), American[143]
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[144]
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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