writer | art historian | quilter
Public Library Quilts is an arts education project by art historian Dr Jess Bailey
Edinburgh | Scotland
Save the Date | July 23, 2026
Dr Jess Bailey is hosting Dr Sharbreon Plummer at the Edinburgh College of Art for a public lecture on quilts & curation in Summer 2026. Dr Sharbreon Plummer is an independent curator & author based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana USA. Bailey and Plummer co-founded The People’s Quilting Bee in 2023, a public pedagogy project about social justice histories of quilting. This lecture is generously supported by the RKEI Fund at Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh.
All are welcome: online & in person.
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About Public Library Quilts: Continuing a family tradition, I make quilts for kin & community organisers.
My quilts raise funds for seed grants, mutual aid, and activists embedded in their communities of work.
Using my training as an art historian, I work to preserve socially engaged histories of quilting through research, writing, teaching, & public engagement work. I work at a university, & do not sell quilts.
