The Miami Centennial Quilt is the result of the Centennial Quilt Project, a joint venture of the Historical Museum of Southern Florida and The Quilt Scene.
It started in the fall of 1995 with a series of lectures and workshops, after which quilters were invited to submit a quilt block that in some manner depicted the history of Miami. Fifty-two blocks were entered and judged by a panel consisting of a quilter, an art critic and curator, and a historian. Out of the fifty-two entries only thirty blocks could be included in the Miami Centennial Quilt. The result is a colorful document, one that reflects the very personal experiences of the quilters, and records their personal interpretations of the history of Miami, and preserves them for future generations.
