Stories have always been told at quilting bees: stories of legacy, of resistance, and of community care. Join our free quilting bee with artist Consuelo Jiminez Underwood and The People’s Quilting Bee (Dr Jess Bailey and Dr Sharbreon Plummer), for a conversation about land, ancestors, and cloth.

Consuelo Jiminez Underwood is a practicing artist based in California who has been making and exhibiting her art since the 1980s with nuanced contributions across the ‘fine art – craft divide.’ She has taught at several universities, her work has been collected by numerous institutions, and she was awarded the American Craft Council Gold Medal in 2026. Her practice has consistently grappled with issues of borders, indigeneity, immigration, and maternal knowledge in large scale textile installations.

This event will take place on zoom, and closed captioning will be available. You will have the opportunity to ask questions via the question submission. The webinar will not be recorded.

Image Credit: Consuelo Jiminez Underwood, One Nation Underground, 2013  Fiber, fabric, leather, threads

​56" X 90" 

The People’s Quilting Bee:

Dr Sharbreon Plummer, independent scholar and author (sharbreonplummer.com), and Dr Jess Bailey, Lecturer in the History of Art, University of Edinburgh & @publiclibraryquilts, re-imagine the quilting bee for public pedagogy. Their work is grounded in the rich and diverse histories of patchwork, connecting past and present practice as a mode of education.