Brown Sugar Stitchers
Founded in 2000, Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild (BSSQG) is a diverse group of 142 quilters from metro-Atlanta and thirteen other states.
Our purpose is to foster the art and history of quilting, focusing on African American traditions. We are active in the community, with regular donations of handmade quilts for children in foster care (Carrie Steele-Pitts Home) and those suffering from Sickle Cell Anemia (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta—Hughes Spalding Hospital). We have provided quilted purses to young people in Zambia for menstrual supplies and tribute quilts for families of local victims of violence. We offer educational outreach to all ages through programs and quilting lessons led by our talented members. We aim to preserve the art, craft, and rich history of African American quilting.
Will you help us to keep the quilting tradition alive?
IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY
Take a peek at the work our members have done over the past decade.
Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild
20th Anniversary: Celebrating Soulful Expressions of Fiber Art
Experience 65 African American quilters creativity and personal stories.
Join us on Saturday,
June 15th from 10am -2pm at
the Atlanta History Center as we honor the history of Juneteenth. The Brown
Sugar Stitchers Guild will share the heritage of quilting through various
mediums and methods.
The members of the guild will lead demonstrations, provide make-and-take
quilting activities, deliver insightful presentations, and showcase their work!
For 24 years, the guild has welcomed quilters of all levels to meet monthly and continue an age-old tradition rooted in powerful storytelling,
history, and folk art.
Become a Member!
Join the Brown Sugar Stitchers
We meet on the 3rd Saturday of each month either by Zoom or in-person with limited capacity.
Congratulations to Carolyn White!!!
“Awestruck Before an Unforgettable Nubian Queen – From Gee’s Bend to Royalty” by Carolyn White. It won Best of Show at the 2021 Atlanta Quilt Festival. The High Museum of Atlanta purchased the quilt. Katherine Jentleson, The Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art informed Carolyn that it is in an exhibit that was installed in the early part of December.
