List of quilters
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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]
- Alice Beasley (born 1945), American[8]
- Cuesta Benberry (1923–2007), American[9]
- Annie Bendolph (1900–1981), American[10]
- Louisiana Bendolph (born 1960), American[11]
- Mary Lee Bendolph (born 1935), American[12]
- Agatha Bennett (1919–2006), American[13]
- Amelia Bennett (1914–2002), American[14]
- Delia Bennett (1892–1976), American[15]
- Linda Diane Bennett (1955–1988), American[16]
- Loretta Pettway Bennett (born 1960), American[17]
- Mary L. Bennett (born 1942), American[18]
- Polly Bennett (1922–2003), American[19]
- Janet Catherine Berlo, American[20]
- Ian Berry (born 1984), British[21]
- Jinny Beyer (born 1941), American[22]
- Margaret Morton Bibb (1832–c.1900), American[23]
- Hazel Rodney Blackman (1921–2014), Jamaican-American[24]
- Ruth Clement Bond (1904–2005), American[25]
- NedRa Bonds (born 1948), American[26]
- Georgia Bonesteel (born 1936), American[27]
- Sandy Bonsib, American[citation needed]
- Laverne Brackens (born 1927), American[28]
- Barbara Brackman (born 1945), American[29]
- Tina Williams Brewer, American[30]
- Tungane Broadbent (born 1940), American[31]
- Jo Budd, English[32][33]
- Pauline Burbidge (born 1950), British[34]
- Eleanor Burns (born 1945), American[35]
- Bisa Butler (born 1973), American[36]
C
- Dorothy Caldwell (born 1948), Canadian[37]
- Emma Lee Pettway Campbell, American[38]
- Viola Canady (1922–2009), American[39]
- Jennifer Chiaverini (born 1969), American[40]
- Judy Chicago (born 1939), American[41]
- Jane Burch Cochran (born 1943), American[42]
- Minder Coleman (1903–1999), American[43]
- Minnie Sue Coleman, American[44]
- Charles Counts (1934–2000), American[45]
- Nancy Crow, American[46]
- Michael A. Cummings, American[47]
D
- Bryony Dalefield, Aotearoa New Zealand[48]
- Madeline Davis (1940–2021), American[49]
- Mimi Dietrich, American[50]
- Jenny Doan, American[51]
- Radka Donnell (1928–2013), Bulgarian-German-American[52]
- William Rush Dunton, Jr. (1868–1966), American[53]
E
- Arester Earl (1892–1988), American[54]
- Libs Elliott (born 1974), Canadian[55]
- Tracey Emin (born 1963), English[56]
- Nora Ezell (1917–2007), American[57]
F
- Rachel Farmer, American[58]
- Kaffe Fassett, American[59]
G
- Rachel Carey George (1908–2011), American[60]
- Beth Gutcheon (born 1945), American[61]
H
- Misses Jane and Mary Hampson, Australian[62]
- Karen Hampton, American[63]
- Adeline Harris Sears, American[64]
- Carole Harris (1943), American[65]
- Peggie Hartwell (born 1939), American[66]
- Francine Haskins (born 1947), American[67]
- Joseph Hedley (died 1826), English[68]
- Kyra E. Hicks (born 1965), American[69]
- Susan Hilsenbeck, American[70]
- Susan Hoffman, American[71]
- Mary Ellen Hopkins (1932–2013), American[72]
- Gloria Hoppins (born 1955), American[73]
- Susan Hudson (born 1957 or 1958), American[74]
- Clementine Hunter, American[75]
I
- Ella Mae Irby (1923–2001), American[76]
J
- Michael James (born 1949), American[77]
K
- Mealiʻi Kalama (1909–2004), Native Hawaiian[78]
- Jane Kaufman (1938–2021), American[79]
- Nettie Jane Kennedy (1916–2002), American[80]
- Emma Kickapoo (1880–1942), American[81]
- Ai Kijima (born 1970), Japanese[82]
- Chawne Kimber (born 1971), American[83]
- Bettye Kimbrell (1936–2016), American[84]
L
- Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917), Native Hawaiian[85]
- Sophie Tatum LaCroix (1862–1949), American[86]
- Mary Catherine Lamb (1949–2009), American[87]
- Jean Ray Laury (1928–2011), American[88]
- John Lefelhocz (born 1967), American[89]
- Bonnie Leman (1926–2010), American[90]
- Alma Lesch (1917–1999), American[91]
- Charlotte Lewis (1930–2024), American[92]
- Rosina Lippi (born 1956), American[citation needed]
- Ellen Morton Littlejohn (1826–1899), American[93]
M
- Linda MacDonald (born 1946), American[94]
- Vereara Maeva-Taripo (1940–2019), Cook Island[95]
- Gwendolyn Ann Magee (1943–2011), American[96]
- Gwen Marston (1936–2019), American[97]
- Therese May (born 1943), American[98]
- Carolyn L. Mazloomi (born 1948), American[99]
- Dindga McCannon (born 1947), American[100]
- Susan McCord (1829–1909), American[101]
- Wini McQueen (born 1943), American[102]
- Nellie Star Boy Menard (1910–2001), American[103]
- Lucy Mingo (born 1931), American[12]
- Lucy Mooney (c.1880–1969), American[104]
- Lottie Mooney (1908–1992), American[105]
- Flora Moore (born 1951), American[106]
- Aolar Mosely (1912–1999), American[107]
N
- Paula Nadelstern (born 1951), American[108]
- Riel Nason, Canadian[109]
- Miriam Nathan-Roberts (1942–2018), American[110]
- Velda Newman, American[111]
- Addie Pearl Nicholson (1931–2022), American[112]
- Karen Nyberg (born 1969), American[113]
O
- Ramekon O'Arwisters (born 1960), American[114]
- Ellen Oppenheimer (born 1952), American[115]
P
- Nina Paley (born 1968), American[116]
- Anna Maria Parry (born 1972), American [117]
- Sophonisba Angusciola Peale (1786–1859), American[118]
- Cecelia Pedescleaux (born 1945), American[119]
- Mertlene Perkins (1917–2015), American[120]
- Annie Bell Pettway (1930–2003), American[121]
- Annie E. Pettway (1904–1972), American[122]
- Arcola Pettway (1934–1994), American[123]
- Arlonzia Pettway (1923–2008), American[124]
- Candis Pettway (1924–1997), American[125]
- Edwina Pettway (born 1950), American[126]
- Jessie T. Pettway (1929–2023), American[127]
- Joanna Pettway (1924–1993), American[128]
- Lola Pettway (born 1941), American[129]
- Loretta Pettway (born 1942), American[12]
- Louella Pettway (1921–2006), American[130]
- Lucy P. Pettway (1930–2003), American[131]
- Lucy T. Pettway (1921–2004), American[132]
- Lutisha Pettway (1925–2001), American[133]
- Martha Jane Pettway (1898–2003), American[134]
- Mensie Lee Pettway (born 1939), American[135]
- Missouri Pettway, American[136]
- Pearlie Kennedy Pettway (1920–1982), American[137]
- Qunnie Pettway (1943–2010), American[138]
- Sally Mae Pettway Mixon (born 1965), American[139]
- Yvonne Porcella (1936–2016), American[140]
- Pearlie Posey (1894–1984), American[141]
- Harriet Powers (1837–1910), American[142]
R
- Hystercine Rankin (1929–2010), American[143]
- Sue Reno, American[144]
- Martha Ann Ricks (c.1817–1901), Americo-Liberian[145]
- Faith Ringgold (1930–2024), American[146]
- Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin (born 1952), American[147]
S
- Rebecca Scattergood Savery (1770–1885), American[148]
- Joan Schulze (born 1936), American[149]
- Elizabeth Talford Scott (1916–2011), American[150]
- Joyce J. Scott (born 1948), American[151]
- Bettie Bendolph Seltzer (1929–2017), American[152]
- Sue Willie Seltzer (1922–2010), American[153]
- Genie Shenk (1937–2018), American[154]
- Sandra Sider (born 1949), American[155]
- Sheryl Sims, American[156]
- Florine Smith (born 1948), American[157]
- Nellie von Gerichten Smith (1871–1952), American[citation needed]
- Grace Snyder (1882–1982), American[158]
- Georgia Speller (1931–1988), American[citation needed]
- Jane Stickle (1817–1896), American[159]
- Pamela Studstill (born 1954), American[160]
- Laurie Swim (born 1949), Canadian[161]
T
- Sarah Mary Taylor (1916–2000), American[162]
- Jessie Telfair (1913–1986), American[163]
- Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin (born 1952), American[164]
- Jeannette Throckmorton (1883-1963), American[165]
- Rosie Lee Tompkins (1936–2006), American[166]
- Lucinda Toomer (1888–1983), American[167]
- Stephen Towns (born 1980), American[168]
- Holice Turnbow (born 1930), American[169]
- Patricia Turner, American[citation needed]
U
- Molly Upton (1953–1977), American[170]
V
- Anna Von Mertens (born 1973), American[171]
W
- Pecolia Warner (1901–1983), American[172]
- Marie Webster (1859–1956), American[173]
- Gearldine Westbrook (1919–2016), American[174]
- Katherine Westphal (1919–2018), American[175]
- Yvonne Wells (born 1939), American[176]
- Gwen Westerman, American[177]
- Andrea Williams (born 1973), American[178]
- Irene Williams (1920–2015), American[179]
- Nell Hall Williams (born 1933), American[180]
- Patty Ann Williams (1898–1972), American[181]
- Deborah Willis (born 1948), American[182]
- Magalene Wilson (1898–2001), American[183]
- Estelle Witherspoon (1916–1998), American[184]
- Margaret Wood (born 1950), American[185]
Z
- Shelly Zegart (born 1941), American[186]
