"Activist quilting with the New Paltz Piecemakers"- Almanac Weekly - July 15, 2013

"Activist quilting with the New Paltz Piecemakers"- Almanac Weekly - July 15, 2013
This newspaper article includes a photograph of some of the Piecemakers with the 20 Piecemakers quilt called "Ode to the Bees." This quilt was created for and donated to the Akwesasne Freedom School.
This newspaper article is about how the Piecemakers quilting group was formed to help show support for the Akwesasne Freedom School where Mohawk students learn about their culture, traditions, history and language.
It includes a photo of some of the quilters with the 2013 quilt that they created called "Ode to the Bees." It describes how the group started and why. It talks about the mission of the school and how the creation of the Piecemakers' quilts help the AFS with one of their annual fundraising events.
Collection
- Piecemakers
- Piecemaker Quilts displayed at the American Indian Community House
- Poughkeepsie Journal article about The Piecemakers
- The Herald newspaper article about The Piecemakers.
- Poughkeepsie Journal article that includes a photo of three Piecemaker quilters.
- "Akwesasne Freedom School: Proving Sceptics Wrong for 20 Years" Indian Time article about the Akwesasne Freedom School with 9 photos
- "Square Deal For Mohawks" newspaper article
- Indian Time newspaper article "The Piecemakers sew their support, love, and respect" written by Barbara Gray including photos of their 2007 quilt.
- "The Piecemakers, quilting for a cause"
- "Activist quilting with the New Paltz Piecemakers"- Almanac Weekly - July 15, 2013
- "Akwesasne Freedom School Quilt Auction", Column 210, By Suzanne Labry (Suzy's Fancy) Quilts, Inc - We Are Quilts.
- "Akwesasne Freedom School completes virtual fundraiser" Newspaper Article
- Photos from: Akwesasne Freedom School's Two Days of Excitement
- Akwesasne Freedom School Flyer for 2022 Annual Dinner and Quilt Auction
- The Ahkwesahsne Freedom School 1998-1999 Photo
- Akwesasne Freedom School 32nd Annual Dinner and Quilt Auction Program
- Akwesasne Freedom School photo of students and teachers.
- 17 Some Current Past Piecemakers
- 1998 Piecemaker's Quilt: "Unity in Diversity: Symbols of Indigenous Peoples of the World"
- The 1999 Thanksgiving Quilt Booklet
- 2000 Quilt Booklet, The Storytelling Quilt
- 2001 Quilt Booklet
- 2002 Peaceful Visions Quilt for Kanatsiohareke
- 2002 Piecemakers' "Peaceful Visions" Quilt that was donated to the Akwesasne Freedom School
- "To Everything There is a Season", 2003 Piecemakers' quilt made for the Akwesasne Freedom School
- "To Everything There is a Season", 2003 Piecemakers Quilt donated to Kanatsiohareke
- 2004 Piecemakers Quilt for Kanatsiohareke, "All Creations Great and Small"
- Piecemakers, 2004, "All Creatures Great and Small" for Akwesasne Freedom School
- Piecemakers 2005 quilt donated to Kanatsiohareke, "Celebrations."
- Piecemakers 2005 quilt donated to the Akwesasne Freedom School, "Celebrations"
- Nature's Bounty, 2006 Piecemakers quilt

