Ubuntu Rising is a quilted wallhanging using cloth that speaks fluently of connection and shared humanity, layered color and deliberate geometry. It is named for the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu — “I am because we are”. The piece honors both the African roots of patterned cloth and the Black American quilting tradition that transformed necessity into artistry. Each strip of fabric carries its own rhythm, pattern, and story, yet together they create a unified whole, reflecting the essence of Ubuntu
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Sew Indigo quilted wallhanging. And Kera blue string quilt with free motion machine quilting ready to hang Approx 60“ x 31“ Visit ngozidesign.com for more information.
Sorry guys this piece is actually called strip please (not Color Code)
Strips Please is a bold, improvisational quilted wall hanging that celebrates movement, abundance, creative freedom and refusal to be quiet. The playful title signals both humor and confidence, inviting the viewer to engage without restraint. Composed entirely of vibrant fabric strips arranged on the diagonal, the work transforms remnants into focal points of energy and meaning, reflecting the beauty and complexity of collective identity—how difference can coexist without dilution.
African and African-inspired prints converse across four quadrants, creating rhythm, tension, and balance. These divisions create a visual pause, a moment of breath, before the eye is pulled back into the restless energy of the strips themselves.
Strips Please ultimately asks the viewer to linger. To follow the diagonals. To notice how colors echo, how patterns reappear in unexpected places, how chaos resolves into balance. It is a work about permission—permission to take up space, to use what remains, to be bold without apology.
Ankara string quilt with free motion machine quilting. Ready to hang Approx 31" x 31"
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Kinda Scrappy is a quilted wall hanging that celebrates improvisation, memory, and the quiet discipline hidden inside apparent disorder. At first glance, the piece feels exuberant and spontaneous—an energetic collision of color, pattern, and texture. Beneath that lively surface however, is a careful negotiation between chance and intention. Kinda Scrappy honors the tradition of scrap quilting as an act of resilience—one rooted in histories where nothing was wasted and creativity thrived under constraint.
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Shoo-Fly is a hand sewn quilt that honors the quiet power of utility and memory found in traditional quiltmaking reflecting patience and care - a slow and deliberate process that resists speed and efficiency. Hand stitching leaves a visible record of time, breath, and touch. The subtle variations in stitch length and tension affirm the presence of the maker and reinforce the quilt’s humanity. This labor-intensive method connects the work to generations of women and community makers who quilted without machines, often under conditions where time, resources, and recognition were limited.
Composed of repurposed fabrics, the front reveals a rhythmic conversation of color, pattern, and worn cloth, each block carrying traces of previous lives, efficient to piece, adaptable to scraps, and well suited to the realities of domestic labor. The Shoo-Fly pattern—historically linked to protection and movement—anchors the work with the quiet intelligence of everyday making. The back of the quilt is intentionally understated, finished in a single, earthy brown cloth. This solid surface offers visual rest and physical comfort, serving as a counterbalance to the complexity of the front. (NFS). For more information Visit Ngozidesign.com
Adinkra
West African Wisdom - Hand appliqued Adinkra symbols on free motion machine quilted cotton blocks, Ankara strip frame and sashing. Turquoise print cotton backing. Adinkras are symbols from Ghana that represent concepts. Approx 46”x46” Ready to Hang
This quilted wallhanging speaks in layers—of cloth, memory, and cultural inheritance. Framed like a window or doorway, it invites the viewer to look inward, where fragments of Black life, pattern, and symbol are held together by care and intention. African-inspired prints, improvised blocks, and rhythmic contrasts echo the ways stories are passed down: pieced, repeated, and reimagined. Each square functions as a vignette—courage, strength, good fortune, patience and the supremacy of God —while the bold sashing asserts structure and resilience. Scraps and fragments are from garments made, moments lived, histories carried on the body. The outer borders amplify this dialogue. They are expansive, richly patterned, and unapologetic, acting as guardians around the inner field. Like community elders or ancestral spirits, they frame and protect what is held at the center. The work honors quilting as a collective, intergenerational practice rooted in survival, care, and creativity. It resists the idea of perfection in favor of truth: seams are visible, transitions are bold, and difference is celebrated rather than smoothed away. This is a quilt that insists on presence.
Ultimately, the piece stands as both offering and testimony. It acknowledges the labor of Black hands—often uncredited, often erased—and elevates quilting as a form of visual language, cultural sovereignty. and intentional making.
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ANKARA HARMONY
Sixteen Ankara string quilted blocks using a quilt-as-you-go free motion quilting technique. Each strip carries it’s own story, and together, are joined to offer texture and tradition, paying homage to the artistry of African textiles while coming together in dynamic diamond formations that create moments of both spontaneity and intentionality. Each diagonal block then bursts with energy and blends bold prints that are saturated with hues of indigo, gold, emerald, and crimson, into a unified composition. The piece is framed and anchored by a hand stitched soft purple print border.
“Ankara Harmony” is a vibrant celebration of rhythm, color, and cultural connection
