For ones of you who do not live in Florida, the Seminole Indians inhabited the state many many years ago but now live on reservations in ...

The colorful and dynamic ceremonial attire of the native peoples of the Florida Everglades is instantly recognizable. The patterns are evolv...

Long before I became involved with paper crafting, I was a patchworker.  I began with a simple strip of Seminole Patchwork and wound up tr...

This is an exceptional example of Seminole patchwork clothing -- a man's shirt. At right in the background is a coiled sweetgrass basket. These are exhibits from Ah Tah Thi Ki -- the wonderful Seminole museum near Clewiston, Florida.

I am leading a virtual Seminole Patchwork workshop for my quilt guild early next year. So, of course, I needed to make some samples for the ...

I have made dozens of these strips - some very tricky to do. Mostly I work from traditional patterns but because of mistakes, I end up inventing some. Its precision or nothing with Seminole . I love this colour combination. Silky fabric - quite hard to work with but worth it for the jewel-gleam.

3patchcrafts: Seminole border tutorial

Seminole patchwork tutorial- learn how to enhance a design with rainbow fabric.

A fine patchwork jacket for a Seminole man. Seen at the Ah Tah Thi Ki Seminole Indian Museum near Clewiston, Florida.

Here is a Seminole patchwork skirt. From the Ah Tah Thi Ki Seminole Indian Museum near Clewiston, Florida US

Experimenting with Seminole patchwork | Claire Sherman Art

I love to travel all over the globe shopping for textiles to add to my wearable art. I have taught quilting to school children in Nepal, seminole patchwork to seamstresses in Thailand, and jackets and embellishment to quilters in Turkey where I also served as a judge at 2 of their International Quilt Shows. I have created garments for 5 Fairfield and Bernina Fashion Shows and teach classes on embellishment and wearable art. Lately I have been leaning more toward making art quilts.

Native American symbols have long caught the eye of non-Native fashion designers. But when it comes to Seminole patchwork designs, where is the line between inspiration and appropriation?

Skirts like these are the traditional attire of Miccosukee-speaking Seminole women for the New Year ceremony known as the Green Corn Dance. Description from deborahgarnercollection.com. I searched for this on bing.com/images

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This is the second part to the Seminole patchwork that I'm making to "top" a hot plate - and the finished product!

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Two years earlier I found seminole quilt borders and was amazed how easy it happens. A boarder that seems very complicated is easy to sew f...