World Water Quilt

About the Project

Welcome to the World Water Quilt 2025 project, a global community initiative to raise awareness and support for our waters, rivers and waterways!

Our goal is to create a meaningful quilt celebrating clean water and healthy, vibrant oceans and rivers. The quilt pieces will have Indigenous Peoples' symbols; logos for water/river/education organizations; art created by children, and art/fabric art/photography/poetry from around the world, that illustrates the relationship of humans with the water and rivers in their lives. The quilt will be presented in New York City in 2025.

There will also be a book produced (The World Water Quilt Book) with a page for each image and space on each page to write something about the peoples, the organizations, and the artists/poets/photographers who joined in the project and contributed an image.

We invite the Indigenous Peoples of the world to join our project.

Kindly send us the symbols of your nations, tribes, or communities to be placed on the outer circle of the World Water Quilt. This is to acknowledge you as the first caretakers and guardians of the Earth and her waters.

Calling on Photographers, Artists, and Poets to share their work.

With the World Water Quilt, we aim to unite the voices and visions of diverse peoples, organizations, and artists to pay homage to the essential element that sustains all life. This collaborative project is not only a tribute to the waters of our planet, but also a platform for community artists to showcase their creativity and commitment to the environment..

We encourage artists who are passionate about water conservation, community engagement, and the healing power of art, to participate in this meaningful project. Your contribution will weave together the collective story of our relationship to water.

We also aim to acknowledge the Indigenous peoples of the world who have been the first caretakers and guardians of the Earth and her waters. The quilt will also highlight the work of the organizations who are focused on the restoration and preservation of our waters.

To join in this project, please contact us at: worldwhub@gmail.com.

Let’s craft a better future together, one stitch at a time.

The Quilt Design

This will be a circle quilt with 5 radiating strips (each in a different shade of blue) to represent the 5 oceans of the world.

There will be 7 circles radiating outward to represent the 7 continents of the world. The circles will be as follows:

Circle 1 (the center): the logo for the World Water Quilt

Circles 2-4: The art, poetry, photography and fabric art

Circle 5: Children's art and poetry

Circle 6: The logos for water and water education NGOs

Circle 7: The symbols of Indigenous peoples of the world

Each submission will be printed on fabric and then appliquéd to a blue piece that will be sewn together with others within one of the 5 blue strips (representing the different oceans).

Each piece will stand out as a unique symbol or an individual creation (surrounded by blue fabric) while still being connected with all others by the 5 blues throughout the quilt.

Each submission must fit within an 18 x18 inch square, but can be any shape that fits within those dimensions. The circle will have a 40 foot diameter.

Submissions will be photographs of the symbol, logo, artwork, photo or poem and must be in JPEG format in at least 150 ppi/dpii. Poetry can be submitted in native language with a separate English translation to be included in the book. Poet may choose to have their words on a color, photo, or pattern background.

Please email the image as an attachment, and include the following information:

1. The Indigenous, organization, or individual's name

and contact name for Indigenous peoples and organizations.

2. The country or territory

3. The native language spoken.

We do ask that all images and words be respectful of all peoples of this Earth. Thank you.