< BACK TO QUILT Cougar Pride Patch/flag design was created for Gypsie Windfeather-Ferris, the founder of Leather History Conference and SE slave 2010. To the best of our knowledge she is the only one to have the patch or use the flag. 00166 Home: N/A Status: N/A Founded: N/A Panel History: N/A Links: N/A Other Details: N/A Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT C.A.B.L.E. (Central Alabama Birmingham Leather Enthusiasts) C.A.B.L.E short for Central Alabama Birmingham Leather Enthusiasts Founded 2017 The mission of CABLE is to foster a community in Central Alabama, dedicated to the values of camaraderie, service, learning, and legacy within the Leather Lifestyle. PURPOSE CABLE is a group of self-identified Leather people. The term Leather Person is defined as broadly as possible with the intent of being inclusive, and membership is not based on Race, Nationality, Sexual Orientation, Gender or Gender Identification, Disability, Age, Appearance or BDSM dynamic. Our purpose is to gather in friendship and support of each other and our Leather community with respect and integrity. There were 14 founding members (names withheld for privacy) some have moved beyond this world some have stuck around, and some moved on to other things. As of this day, CABLE is still up and running maybe not in a full capacity but hoping it will still be in the near future. 00282 Home: Birmingham, Alabama USA Status: Active Founded: 2017 host of Leather community members, can't name names for as no longer part of community and don't have premisions. Panel History: Added in-person on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at South East LeatherFest in Atlanta, Georgia Links: Other Details: Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT Leather Culture Club South Florida Our mission statement: To Promote and create an environment of Diverse Leather Culture. Including: a. Community service b. Mentorship in Leather, ie.. Values, skills, Community building… c. Leather education d. Earning Leather opportunities e. Leather Socials f. Play Parties g. Patch club This patch represents the diversity of the people involved in The Leather Culture Club South Florida Patch Club. 00202 Home: Florida, USA Status: Active Founded: Founded in 2023 by MasterOakman and slavediamond Panel History: Added in-person at The Woodshed Orlando on December 9, 2023 in Orlando, Florida USA. Links: N/A Other Details: Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

Leather web resources for both historical research and current leather organizations. Resources Where do we go from here? The Leather Quilt Project is a historical archive that takes many many hours of research in addition to the physical quilt itself. Below you will find links to help you on your own journey of discovery of Leather. Leather Quilt Links Fetlife Facebook Instagram General Research Resources Wayback Machine - A project of the Internet Archive, it catalogs 25+ years of searchable website history. Internet Archive - A non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more. Datenschlag - English pages - Datenschlag is a sadomasochist education and support group based in Germany and Austria. Since our main outreach is into the sadomasochist subculture of German-speaking countries, our publication language is mostly German. We are, however, very much interested in keeping in contact with sadomasochists from other countries to collect facts and knowledge on international SM traditions and customs. ONE Archives Foundation - An independent 501©(3) dedicated to telling the accurate and authentic stories of LGBTQ people, history and culture through public exhibitions, educational projects and training, and community outreach programs. ONE Archives at the USC Libraries GLBT Historical Society Museum & Archives - Founded in 1985, the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Historical Society is recognized internationally as a leader in the field of LGBTQ public history. Our operations are centered around two sites: our GLBT Historical Society Museum, located since 2011 in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood; and our Dr. John P. De Cecco Archives and Research Center, open to researchers in the Mid-Market district. General Leather Resources The Leather Journal Gwen Hardy's 2003 Colors of Leather Archives Leatherpedia The Leather History Timeline Leather Archives & Museum Carter Johnson Library & Collection Leather History Preservation Foundation Reclaiming Our Leather History The Leather Research Reference Shelf Gay Rodeo History Archives Regional Leather History Los Angeles Leather History San Diego Leather History Utah Leather History The Leather History Timeline for Texas Houston LGBT History Active Leather Conferences (as of 6/4/2023) My Leather Life - An up-to-date listing of major cons and contests Leather History Preservation Weekend Leather Leadership Conference Master/slave Conference M/s Gathering Northwest Leather Celebration SouthEast LeatherFest South Plains Leatherfest Wicked in the West

< BACK TO QUILT Master/slave Pride Flag Designed by Master Tallen and sewn by girl nancy of Lifestyle Sewing and was unveiled at the Master/slave Conference in Washington, D.C. on July 29, 2005. The symbolism contained in the flag is loosely based on Rudolf Koch's Das Zeichenbuch (Book of Signs) published in 1955. The single red vertical line on the left represents power, dominance and Mastery. The three red horizontal lines to the right represent lying down in submission. 00067 Home: N/A Status: The flag has been widely accepted and adopted within the Master/slave community. Founded: The flag was introduced in 2005 at the Master/slave Conference in Washington, D.C. Panel History: N/A Links: The M/s Flag - Master/slave Conference NLA Dallas - COMMUNITY FLAGS: Master/slave Flag Wikipedia - r/vexillology Other Details: N/A Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT House Of Sir Top We are a 17 year house, formed of leather and a mix of fetish, committed to integrity, honor, family and loyalty. Our commitment is to be in service to all of the communities we are involved in and to pass on knowledge of leather history. Sir Top and slave bonnie hold the Master/slave 2007 Southeast title, were awarded the Jack Stice Community Award 2009, Leather Archives & Museum Chuck Renslow President’s Award 2010, and Pantheon Couple of the Year Award 2010. 00234 Home: Winter Haven, Florida USA Status: Active Founded: In 2007 by Sir Top Panel History: Added in-person at Beyond Leather XVI on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida Links: N/A Other Details: Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT Savannah's Underground Savannahs_Underground is a private BDSM group for Savannah, GA and other local areas that welcomes all fetishes, lifestylers, and kinksters 00173 Home: Savannah, Georgia USA Status: Active Founded: August 28, 2016 by Cusitsweet, Zephrus, Smoothone, Sir_Diablo, and Lilith_1 Panel History: Mailed to the project caretakers in December 2019. Links: Fetlife Profile - Fetlife Group Other Details: Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT NLA-NNV (National Leather Association-Northern Nevada) About the Logo: The current NLA-NNV logo was designed by an early member of the chapter in 2009 and has remained unchanged since. 00139 Home: Nevada, USA Status: Active Founded: May 2009 by Sir Sean Panel History: N/A Links: Website - now defunct Twitter - Fetlife Profile - Fetlife Group Other Details: N/A Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT Harbor Masters of Maine It all started when the then owners of the soon-to-be gay bar Cycles, a noted gay author and photographer, and two local men with leather backgrounds got together at a bar named the Spring Street Gym to discuss whether a men’s leather organization (club) would be or could be supported in the Southern Maine area. We met in June of 1982 to discuss whether there was now a need for a men’s leather club in the greater Portland area. There were several members of the community who were into leather and would attend functions at the only bars available in full or partial leather. So, there was a need. Of course, Cycles would be our “home” bar, and the name Harbor Masters was chosen. John Preston is credited with the name, Harbor for the geographical location, and Masters for the leather note. Other names such as “Sons of Neptune” and “The Maine Men’s Drinking Club” were left on the cutting room floor. Though the artwork for the patch design for “Sons of Neptune” was donated to the Leather Archives in Chicago as a part of the Harbor Masters history in 2010. Our first official meeting was the first Sunday, November 7, 1982, in John’s apartment. At that point, we were organized enough to have sought out other members and circulated membership applications. Our first member intake was large. It included full members and associate members. Full members would live within a 50-mile radius and participate in the group as much as they could. The associate members lived outside of the 50-mile radius and were expected to participate when they could. We chose November 7th as our anniversary date. The name of the anniversary celebration is Sail Away. We incorporated in February 1983 as “The Harbor Masters of Portland, Maine”. This came with some resistance from the Board of Harbor Commissioners, as they felt that our name impinged on their job title, Harbormaster. We won that battle, a huge step for any gay organization, let alone a “Gay Leather Fraternity”. Funny note: a short time after that, the Board of Harbor Commissioners tried to form an organization (corporation) named “The Maine Harbor Master Association”. The state denied them the name because of its impingement on our name. We were generous and allowed them the name. Cycles was the home bar until 1986. Harbor Masters then moved its home bar to The Underground until 1989. From 1989 until the present day, the Harbor Masters home bar has been Blackstones. Founded: John Preston was an author and photographer known for his work with Alison Publishing, Drummer Magazine, and other “men’s” pulp publications. His most notable work was Mr. Benson, which was first published in Drummer Magazine. Butch Fenton had a leather-club background from the upper Midwest. Thomas St. John, leather background from Atlanta, and one of the current guest house owners is named Tall Chimneys in Ogunquit. Tom Corbet the second owner of cycles and the guest house, and partner to Thomas St. John, with a San Francisco leather background Ralph Cusack, with his background in leather clubs, came from St. Louis and soon became the bartender at the aforementioned Cycles Bar. (partner to Butch) 00238 Home: Portland, Maine USA Status: Active Founded: N/A Panel History: Added in-person at SouthEast Leather Fest on June 14, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia Links: Website - Email Other Details: N/A Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT Arizona girls of Leather The AZgoL has been in existence as an informal group and also a yahoo group since 2005. Over the years, girl debra has been the yahoo group owner and the girls have had a loose association and occasional get-togethers over the years. slave girl ronda stepped up to be president of the AZgoL in September 2011 at their first “official” club meeting. 00095 Home: Phoenix, Arizona USA Status: N/A Founded: Started as an informal group and Yahoo! group around 2005, became an “official” group around 2011. Panel History: Patch was being prepared in Jan 2013 Links: Fetlife Group Other Details: Wayback Machine 2012 report on the club Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT International Master/slave Contest (IM/s) 00275 Home: Dallas, Texas USA Status: Active Founded: In 1990 by Luke Owens Panel History: Added in-person on March 19, 2026 at South Plains Leatherfest in Dallas, Texas Links: IM/s Contest History Other Details: Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT House of Valor House of Valor is one of 7 Leather Houses within the larger NCM Leather Family. The House is made up of strong, intelligent, talented, service-driven leaders on both sides of the slash. The House is quite diverse, consisting of both male and female Dominants, male and female submissives and slaves, different ethnicities, and members who span three generations. We share a desire for excellence, a passion for teaching, mentoring, and using our experience and skills to contribute to our community in meaningful ways. We have core values of honor, integrity, and service, as well as a deep respect for those who walked this leather path before us. As leather men and women, we strive to live authentically, and to bring honor to our leather and to our House. We support each other, hold each other accountable, and strongly pursue continued personal growth and balance. As leaders, we have a keen understanding that all living things (people, relationships, and organizations) must continue to grow, or they deteriorate and die (nothing healthy remains stagnant). Members of our House regularly teach at local, regional, and national events on a wide range of topics, serve in positions of leadership on numerous boards, are mentors, and lead several support/educational groups. Valor Noun (val·or | ˈva-lər) strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger or face adversity with firmness and personal bravery Patch Symbolism: The HoV patch symbolizes duality and balance. When out of balance strengths become weaknesses, when in balance things we perceive as weaknesses can become our greatest strengths. The dragon eye represents wisdom and strength as well as power and fierceness. In balance those traits can be used to accomplish great good; out of balance they can cause significant harm. The flames represent our challenges which we can allow to renew us and be a time of growth, or we can let it break our spirit and destroy our dreams. The sword is a symbol of honor, power, protection, and service which can be used in the service of others, or the blade can be misused for selfish gain. The drop of blood on the tip of the sword is a reminder of the cost of our leathers both past and present, and a realization that living authentically has a cost as well as rewards. The sword stands on its point to represent the importance of balance and is wrapped in a green vine to remind us that all living things must continue to grow and evolve, or they will shrivel and die. Artwork was by SincerelyJosie. 00064 Home: USA Status: Active Founded: June 2018 by Master Varii, Southeast Master 2022 Panel History: Added in-person at Leather Leadership Conference 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia USA. Links: Website - Fetlife Profile Other Details: Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next