< BACK TO QUILT La Costa Nostra N/A 00006 Home: Hickory, North Carolina, USA Status: N/A Founded: N/A Panel History: N/A Links: Fetlife 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 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

< BACK TO QUILT W.I.L.L. Women's International Leather Legacy WILL is the Leather title that is based on love. The love of women’s leather history; love of women and their energy; and having the heart to preserve the legacies of the women who have come before us and continue to pave the way for Leatherwomen. Women’s International Leather Legacy titleholders work their entire year. They seek out women that are willing to share their stories and their lives, they conduct interviews that are archived and preserved. Every woman has a story to tell, a unique perspective on life and how it has affected her leather path. We can learn so much by reaching out to each other and opening dialogues. 00033 Home: N/A Status: The contest was last held in 2018. The 2019 contest was planned but unfortunately cancelled. Founded: The new contest debuted in conjunction with the Women in Leather International event, Women’s International Leatherfest I, June 3-5, 2011 in Dallas with Sir Top and WytchWolf as owners/producers. Panel History: N/A Links: Website - 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 IMSL - International Ms Leather/International Ms Bootblack IMsLBB is a BIPOC owned small business that is pressing forward to create a Community space of connection for all Leather folks. Gen 5 is committed to prioritizing the most marginalized among us, to the betterment of all of us. Leather is Activism. Leather is straying from the norm to stand up for what we believe in. Whether it be fighting for human rights and sexual freedoms, working with local communities to defund oppressive and corrupt systems, creating safe online spaces when disease prevents us from being together or just holding space to bear witness and hear what our Community needs to tell us, we will stand up for what is right. 00013 Home: Piscataway, New Jersey USA Status: Active Founded: 1987 Panel History: N/A Links: Website Other Details: N/A Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT T.U.L.S.A. (Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association) “T.U.L.S.A. is for people interested in uniforms, leather, Levi, motorcycles and the celebration of our special interests. The association is open to all individuals, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin, and is dedicated to educating the community and promoting unity via social and charitable activities. T.U.L.S.A. is a nonprofit organization and its structure and operations are designed to: Provide regular educational opportunities for members and the entire community. Support our pansexual community through charitable donations (money, goods, and services) Promote unity and productive community leadership, action, and goodwill. Tulsa Uniform & Leather Seekers Association is more than just a social club. We sponsor events and activities that promote the leather lifestyle community to others in a positive manner through visibility, fundraising, social, and educational endeavors. So, when you’re out-and-about, and you see our logo, please ask around and find out what interesting things the club members are doing. T.U.L.S.A. also produces the Oklahoma Mr. Leather contest each year, the winner of which goes on to represent the state at International Mr. Leather.” 00028 Home: Tulsa, Oklahoma USA Status: Active Founded: August 1988 by Ron Greenwood, Rusty Cook, Brian Messick, and Dennis Wells Panel History: N/A Links: Website Other Details: N/A Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT Greenville SC Renegaydes Was a Levi/Leather club devoted to The Brotherhood, Sisterhood, and Camaraderie of those interested in Levi/Leather as well as the betterment of Our Community. Local charity was Upstate Hospice which they raised several thousand dollars a year for. 00244 Home: Greenville, South Carolina USA Status: Dissolved Founded: 2000 Panel History: Added in-person at SouthEast Leather Fest, June 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Links: Internet Archive Wayback Machine: gvlrenegaydessc.org Other Details: The club was a member of the Southeast Conference of Clubs . Their yearly run was called the Rampage . Rampage XI happened April 8-10, 2011 at Parliament Resort, Augusta, Georgia. Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT Team Soup We are Team Soup! Perverts who really like to do dirty soupy things! We are dedicated to having fun and a good laugh. We are into S/m and Leather all the while still injecting a little soupy chaos into the world. We are proud members of House of Shokushu Goukan and love our leather family wholly! 00103 Home: Nanaimo H, British Columbia Canada Status: Active Founded: Added by Polar on November 2, 2018 at Wicked in the West in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Panel History: N/A Links: Website - Fetlife - Facebook - Instagram - Twitter Other Details: N/A Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT The Leather Colorado Foundation The Leather Colorado Foundation produces contests for Mr. Leather Colorado, Mr. Colorado Rubber, Colorado Bootblack, Ms. Leather Colorado, and Miss Leather Colorado. The oldest of these contests, Mr. Leather Colorado, was first held in 1980 and is the second longest-running leather contest in the US, second only to International Mr. Leather. The other contests have been added over the years to include the interests of other people within our community. The winning contestants represent Colorado at national and international contests. 00144 Home: Colorado USA Status: Active Founded: N/A Panel History: N/A Links: Website - Facebook Other Details: N/A Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT International Power Exchange Beyond Leather created the International Power Exchange (IPE) contest to cater to and celebrate the vast diversity of power exchange dynamics which is NOT exclusive to leather. IPE is open to all over 21 years of age regardless of gender or sexual preference, who have been in any power exchange dynamic for at least 1 year. Only 3 from a poly family may represent the family. A pair could enter in any power exchange dynamic such as Owner/property, Dominant/submissive, Master/slave, Femdom/submissive, Taken in Hand, Handler/puppy, Daddy or Mommy with a boi/boy/girl, Sir/Ma’am with a boi/boy/girl/little and the list goes on and on. The title winners will have the opportunity to travel around the country giving demos and classes on the aspects of their personal dynamic. Beyond Leather will assist with raising a travel fund to help subsidize travel expenses for the winners. We welcome this addition and glad you have embraced it with us! 00240 Home: N/A Status: Active Founded: By Sir Top and slave bonnie in 2012. Panel History: Added in-person at Beyond Leather XVI on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida Links: Website Other Details: N/A Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

Read more about the timeline history of the Quilt. Where its been, how it came about and the history it holds. Our History Timeline of the Quilt NOV 3, 2005 The idea for a Leather Quilt is conceived of and brought forth to the world by Master Steve of Butchmanns. FEB 26, 2006 The Leather Quilt was displayed for the first time at South Plains Leatherfest in Dallas, Texas with approximately a dozen panels. 2005 - 2017 The quilt was under the stewardship of Master Steve & Buchmann’s. During this time, Master Patricia and slave Patricia were instrumental in the care, maintenance, and growth of the Quilt. The quilt grew to over 80 squares. 2017 Buchmann’s transferred stewardship of the quilt to Master Blue and slave sheri, the 2018 Southeast Master and slave. It is at this point the name “The Leather Quilt Project” was adopted. As the quilt grew it became impossible to ship in a single suitcase. Since it had to be shipped in two cases, it was decided events would be allowed to request all, or half of the quilt, as their space could accommodate and as their budget for shipping would allow. In order to further help manage shipping costs and provide better access to the quilt, Master Blue and slave sheri enlisted assistance by appointing a West Coast caretaker to help with logistics when all, or part of the quilt, was located on the west coast. Sir Tomo was appointed as the first West Coast Caretaker (Note: This did not divide the quilt into two separate quilts. Also, the panels in each case were constantly rotated so all panels had an opportunity to be seen on both coasts when the full quilt was not requested.) 2019 The decision was made to remove pins and dedicated pin panels from the quilt. The weight of the pins and the damage their pinbacks were doing to the other leather panels made this decision necessary to protect the health of the quilt, but these pins and dedicated panels were important and have been lovingly preserved and put in a display at the Carter Johnson Library. 2020 Master Varii and slave neill were acting as onsite caretakers for LLC when COVID lockdowns cancelled it and future events. By necessity they became the unofficial caretakers of the East Coast section of the quilt and stored the Quilt in climate control conditions until it was able to be displayed again. SEP 2021 Master Blue asked Master Varii and slave neill to continue as East Coast caretakers as events slowly open up and the quilt starts traveling again. OCT 2021 Master Blue appointed Master David and slave brynn as new West Coast caretakers in anticipation of events slowly opening up and the quilt beginning to travel again. Sir Tomo had continued to care for the West Coast section of the quilt, keeping it safely stored during COVID until it was passed to Master David and slave brynn. JUN 2022 The Quilt was displayed for the first-time post COVID at SELF in Atlanta, GA. NOV 2022 JustRob had seen a need and began working on a digital archive in 2021 and shared it with Master Varii and Master Blue. The digital portion of the Leather Quilt Project kicked into high gear at Leather History Preservation Weekend with JustRob, Tori, Master Varii, and slave neill working together to locate histories on every patch, and JustRob taking new photos of every square. Tori, producer of LHPW and former Bootblack titleholder, gave every patch a thorough inspection for any discoloration or damage from prolonged storage and she helped Master Varii make plans for a Quilt cleaning and repair weekend by our wonderful community bootblacks to bring the quilt back to perfect condition. APR 2023 Master Blue and slave sheri officially transferred stewardship of the Quilt and the Leather Quilt Project to Master Varii and slave neill, the 2022 & 2023 Southeast Master/slave. Under Master Blue and slave sheri’s careful watch the quilt grew to over 180 squares. Master Varii asked JustRob to be the official Leather Quilt Project Historian and he accepted. MAY 2023 Due to work obligations Master David and slave brynn asked to be replaced and Master Varii appointed SirDaddyDaun and slave girl j as the new West Coast caretakers. JUN 2023 The Quilt crossed a milestone. The 200th square, FIST, was added to the Leather Quilt at SELF. JustRob began working on a new, updated virtual archive for the Leather Quilt Project and KnightAndDae (a graphic designer in the community) volunteered to create a logo which was adopted. AUG 2023 Master Mason became Master/slave Conference official onsite caretaker and a NE regional advisor to the Leather Quilt Project. JUN 2024 Slave Lexi volunteered to redesign the original website and bring the Quilt into its current, virtual layout, allowing for better accessibility and usability by a wider audience. slave Lexi accepted the position of webslave and historian to help Rob in archiving Quilt histories. Master Ray came on as well as a virtual archivist. JAN 2025 January saw the return of the Love on the Quilt Weekend where bootblacks from all over come together to care for the Quilt, rejuvenate squares that need love or have become damaged, but also sharing stories. Love on the Quilt Weekend was first started in 2023 by Tori, Evil Geoff, Deejay, Master Varii and slave Neill. At the Weekend, bootblacks assembled and voted Goldie lead bootblack, at which point she officially joined the team! MAR 2025 New vest pins featuring the Quilt logo were made and distributed for people who add their square or give service to the Quilt. (Note - If you added a square prior and wish to get a pin, please send us a note under Contact Us!) A new "Leather Quilt" vest patch was created and sold as the Quilt's first fundraiser to support the continued care of the Quilt and to help bring it to more communities. JUN 2025 Recognizing a need for further care, Master Varii asked Michael "Allsin" to join the team as our Historical Leather Restorationist. Recognizing Michael's superior skills with leather and a need to really focus on preserving this living history as it travels, Master Varii asked Michael to care for several patches that had become worn to restore them to their previous glory. Michael also was invited to attend the Love on the Quilt Weekends to help guide the team on differences between bootblacking and historical preservation. The Quilt is unique in that people do touch it, it travels and is assembled and disassembled by teams of volunteers. Michael kindly accepted this huge task to care and advise. 2025 While 2024 had broken records for the Quilt in both number of appearances and new panels - including a trip to Florida for the first time! And Master Varii and slave neill personally driving the Quilt to new locations - 2025 once again shattered the records and added more panels in more places as the community continued to recognize the importance of actively working to record and preserve our history. JAN 2026 After such a huge 2025 for the Quilt, and stepping into the 20th year of the Quilt, slave neill needed to step away from the Quilt Project. As the Quilt Team had grown substantially in addition to the Quilt's sheer size and breadth, Master Ray began assisting Master Varii with logistics in addition to his archivist duties and officially took on the title of Coordinator as well.

< BACK TO QUILT LLC (Leather Leadership Conference) LLC is an all volunteer 501©(3) organization dedicated to furthering the education of leadership in the kink and alternative communities. LLC produces an annual conference that allows leaders to elevate their leadership practice and deepen connections through camaraderie, networking, education, and sharing of resources. LLC also provides academic scholarships annually to qualified members of our community whose personal and professional goals will be used to better the kink community from the local to global level. 00178 Home: Atlanta, Georgia USA Status: Active Founded: N/A Panel History: 2022 at Leather History Preservation Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia Links: Website - Fetlife Group - Fetlife Profile - Facebook Page - Facebook Group - Twitter - YouTube Other Details: N/A Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT Southwest slave 2007 The Southwest Master/slave Contest and Leather Run weekend is a celebration of the Leather and Levi culture including authority exchange relationships, drag, education, community building, camaraderie with like-minded individuals, fun, shenanigans, bootblacking, cigar socials, a kick ass play party, and of course, the Southwest Region Master and slave Contest. There was no contest in 2007. 00104 Home: Colorado Springs, Colorado USA Status: Active 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