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Less than a year ago, the Zuri Quilting Guild began
in a basement of a local Nashville church, Ray of
Hope Community Church, as part of a Black History
craft project for women. Judi Wortham-Sauls, a
master quilter and recent transplant from Los
Angeles, taught a six-week class on quilt making.
Now, once a month, the group meets to discuss
ideas, consult about projects, learn new techniques,
and gain inspiration from each other.
Zuri, which means “beautiful” in Swahili, is open to
quilters committed to preserving the African American
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Artist Statement
“What can we say? We love fabric: bold, luscious, colorful scraps of cloth. We’re cloth-aholics, some of us like to say. We rather buy fabric than eat. Well, that’s not altogether true, but you get the point. We quilt because we love fabric. We love fabric because we love the sensuality and spirituality of turning scraps of cloth into a living thing with a mind of its own. We love this craft that teaches us something different every time we sit down and give ourselves over to the the creative process.”
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