Join the We the People Community Quilt Project
Piece by piece, a hopeful vision
We are creating a quilt to display a vision for a more perfect union, where liberty and justice for all is real for everyone. At a moment of rising fascism and accelerating attacks on human rights, democracy, and the environment, this project asserts a simple truth: the power belongs to the people.
Through this collaborative art project, we’re coming together to reflect what we value, what we hope for, and what kind of world we want to build together, and making it visual.
Please join us and add your voice and vision to the quilt!
Sign up to attend one of our Quilt Starter Workshops, listed on our Events page!
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From inexperienced to experts, all are welcome
Don't know how to sew? No problem!
Open to individuals of all ages, groups, and makers of every skill level—no prior experience required. Panels may be sewn or no-sew and created using a wide range of materials and techniques. Use your favorite choice of media: including quilting, emboidery, applique, photo transfer and more.
Perfection is not the goal.
Our Vision, Our Collective Voice
Everyone is invited to design and create a quilt panel that shows what matters most to them and the future they imagine. When all the panels are stitched together, they will form a powerful, collective expression of our community’s hopes, care, and commitment—to one another, to our country, and to the world.
Informed by History
There is a thread throughout history of quilts that have driven social and political change. Our project is informed by this history and specifically modeled after the National AIDs Memorial quilt project. Considered the largest community arts project in history, with over 50,000 panels, the AIDS Memorial Quilt helps us remember the unique lives and stories of those we’ve lost to HIV/AIDS.
Dreaming Big, Together
We've got big goals
- We want to get at least 100 panels made for this quilt project by a broad coalition of people and organizations in the community during the months of February, March and April. We will hold workshops to get people started.
- We are not only piecing a quilt, but building a beloved community of trust, joy and care between people who participate in the project.
- Share the idea! We invite people and groups in other areas to replicate the quilt project in their area.
- We will share our process on this website and on Instagram as the project moves forward. @wethepeoplequilt
- We will sew the panels together in time for a public display at a local Independence Day Event on Saturday, July 4, 2026. (location and time TBD)
Workshops & Meetups
Quilt Starter Workshops provide the groundwork and materials to get started
The Quilt Starter Workshops have two parts:
- Project introduction, thematic brainstorming and technical and design information for completing your panel. Participants that decide to join the project, will be provided a square cotton muslin panel to use as the panel base. (~1 hour)
- Open studio time to start designing and creating your panel (optional to stay for this, but its the fun part-2 hours)
We plan to offer many Quilt Starter Workshops at locations in Sonoma County in February, March and April. Check our Event Calendar for details.
Host a Quilt Starter Workshop for your group, at your location
We can bring the one-hour workshop to your group or location! Contact us to make arrangements.
We the People Quilting Bee Meetups
Host a 'We the People Quilting Bee Meetup' gathering to keep the momentum. Creating together is a terrific way to build community. Host a gathering at your location to help folks work on their designs and provide mutual support to get their panels done by the deadline, May 15.
Our workshops help you plan your design
Hope Sustains Us
Let's Picture Our Hopes Together
Hope provides the energy to continue when things are difficult, fostering perseverance, adaptability, and creative problem-solving. Hope for a better future motivated historical movements, from suffrage to civil rights, allowing people to act despite not knowing if or when they would succeed. Finding joy, building connections, and creating community are ways to actively resist despair and strengthen movements from the ground up.
Welcome!
We hope you join our project and create a panel for the quilt! If you are from an area outside of the North Bay, we have instructions that you can follow to create a quilt like this in your area, too!