Chawne Kimber: A Sew Black live episode

Start of the show. 0:09

• Welcome to stitch please, official podcast of black women’s stitch.
• Black women at quilt con.
• Finding a safe place from her heart to land.
• Quilting as a way to escape mathematics.
• What does “I miss hope” bring to me? 3:33
  • The scale of I miss hope.
  • The frustration and tension of following the news.
  • The intersection of quilting and activism.
  • The process of creating a statement quilt.
• Defining risks as risks. 8:38
  • Risks in her work and how she defines them.
  • Being featured by scholastic.
  • Being a Scholastic Book Fair girl.
• Black girl math magic. 12:56
  • The Black girl math magic subscription box.
  • The Renwick museum acquisition process.
  • All makers except hetero white males.
  • The call from the Renwick curator.
• America owns my quilt. 18:05
  • America owns her quilt.
  • The poker metaphor, bet on yourself and win.
  • Bipac quilters are being relegated to a separate category.
  • The binary of beautiful quilts and statement quilts.
• How she thinks about balance in her work. 22:22
  • The 10th anniversary of quilt con.
  • How quilting has changed over the last decade.
  • A scene from Amadeus.
  • Balance between texture and the overall aesthetic of the piece.
• How to leave space without leaving space? 25:57
  • How to quilt with an out-of-focus line.
  • How Instagram is controlling quilting.
  • Small pieces of art on a wall.
  • Creating a quilt for instagram.
• The words “I can’t breathe” 29:38
  • Chawne makes the words to express his thoughts.
  • The title of the episode, patchwork to power.
  • Black women’s liberatory stitching traditions.
  • Power, liberation and process of stitching quilts.
• The power of the needle and needle. 34:12
  • The power of the needle and needle.
  • Words of wisdom for the interviewee.
  • Take care of yourself and your health.
  • Support Black Women Stitch on Patreon.