< BACK TO QUILT North American Pony/Trainer The North American Pony Trainer Leather Title Contest was created in 2008 by Lunabear and Mystic Storm. It was passed to subMissAnn in 2015. This is a Leather Service title, and a working Leather title. The Leather titleholders of this contest are to spend their title year sharing the celebration of Pony Play with joy and enthusiasm everywhere they go, teaching and mentoring in the leather, kink, fetish and Animal Role Play communities. Our title holders have given Interviews on Podcasts, presented at Events, published Books on Pony Play, written articles for Magazines, participated in Media shows, and participated in Pony Play Events transforming Pony Play over the years to a well-known, recognized performance art, and proudly representing Leather in our communities. Beauty (subMissAnn), North American Pony 2009 Rebecca Wilcox, North American Pony Trainer 2009 Ponygirl Bixy, North American Pony/Trainer 2014 Ebony Midnight, North American Pony 2016 Dame Noble, North American Pony Trainer 2016 Tindala, North American Pony 2017 Trixie LaFontaine, North American Pony Trainer 2017 Tromper, North American Pony 2020 Handler Jenn, North American Pony Trainer 2020 Miss Emily, North American Pony Trainer 2023 Have represented the Leather Community and North American Pony/Trainer Leather title at Beat Me in St. Louis, Beyond Leather, Brimstone, Black Rose, Bloodline, Camp Crucible, Club X, Colorado Leatherfest, Desire, DomConLA, Fusion, GLLA, IMsLBB, Kinkfest, Kinky Caribbean, Kinky Kollege, LADs, Lair de Sade, Leather & Leis, Leather Reins, Mr & Ms International Olympus, Olympus Leather Weekend, Sexapalooza, Sin-In-The-City, Spanksgiving, Threshold, Thunder in the Mountains, Tribal Fire, Unholy Harvest, and West Coast Bound. They have stood with the Leather title holders at Folsom Faire and were seen at many Pride Parades over the years. The North American Pony Trainer Leather titleholders are strong Pony Spirit hearts and have given their all to service in the Leather Community. 00272 Home: Los Angeles, California USA Status: Active Founded: In 2008 by Lunabear and Mystic Storm Panel History: Panel approved for addition to the Quilt on 8/24/2025 - Panel mailed to the caretakers for addition - Physical addition to the Quilt: TBD Links: Other Details: Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT Women Of Leather Florida W.O.L.F. is a kink social group founded in 2003 in South Florida. They have continuously met monthly and celebrated their 20th year anniversary as a club in August of 2023. The pack leader is Miss Rae, and she runs the group with help from her family (chris, girl lizzy, and carol). Each monthly meeting has an education portion and then social or play time afterwards. W.O.L.F. has become a respected part of the community and you can often hear the pack howling at events to make their presence known. Many members credit W.O.L.F. with providing them a safe place to learn and grow in the kink community. They became a patch club in 2010 and currently have over 60 members with club colors on their leather vests. To become a patch member, you must have attended for at least one full year and commit to continuing to be a part of the pack. 00214 Home: South Florida USA Status: Active Founded: In 2003 by Miss Rae and a few friends Panel History: Added in-person at The Woodshed Orlando on December 9, 2023 in Orlando, Florida USA Links: Fetlife Group Other Details: Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT Dragons L/L Atlanta The Dragons L/L club was founded by Master Leo Marley, his partner Ricky Turner and Tory Saratore in 1991. The club existed for two different, 3 years spans of time, with Master Leo Marley acting as President through all six years of the clubs operations. Master Marley also designed the clubs logo which can be seen on the quilt panel. Unfortunately declining membership due to various factors contributed to the dissolution of the club. 00005 Home: Atlanta, Georgia USA Status: Defunct, as of 2004 Founded: In 1991 by Master Leo Ray Marley (Founding Father and President), Ricky Turner (Founding Associate Member), and Tory Saratore (Founding Member and first Treasurer). 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 House Evolution N/A 00198 Home: Georgia USA Status: N/A Founded: N/A Panel History: Added in-person at SouthEast LeatherFest 2023 on June 8-11, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA 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 House of Shokushu Goukan We are a house of kink-minded people who love playing on the edge. Tentacle rape, whips and rope are some of the things we love, and are dedicated to having fun and a good laugh. We are a poly House, and are into BSDM, Leather, and protocol while still injecting a little chaos Into the world. Our mission is to provide a loving, supportive, and knowledgeable environment that encourages and fosters the interests and needs of the members of our House. Our principles are: Follow the tenets of RACK and PRICK. Actively support the kink-related causes we believe in. Always treat members of the House of Shokushu Goukan as family. 00108 Home: Courtenay, British Columbia Canada Status: Active Founded: N/A Panel History: Added by Nephesh on November 2, 2018 at Wicked in the West in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Links: Fetlife Other Details: Nephesh adding the panel to the quilt Nephesh and Polar putting the finishing touches on the Shokushu Goukan panel addition Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT MAsT: Santa Clara County MAsT: Santa Clara County is a pansexual support and discussion group for individuals interested in or engaged in Master-Mistress/slave relationships, Dominant/submissive relationships, or other relationship dynamics based on the conscious exchange of power & authority. All experience levels, genders and sexual orientations are welcome, with or without a partner. 00092M Home: Santa Clara County, California USA Status: Active Founded: In April 2007 by shadow Panel History: N/A Links: Fetlife Group - Fetlife Profile Other Details: Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< BACK TO QUILT Rocky Mountain Olympus Leather N/A 00049 Home: Colorado USA Status: N/A Founded: 2013 (in 2014 the contest was renamed to Rocky Mouuntain Person of Leather in alignment with the newly formed International Person of Leather contest) Panel History: N/A 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 Rocky Mountain Leather Alliance The Rocky Mountain Leather Alliance (RMLA) is a 501©(3) based in Denver, Colorado. Our Mission is advocating for an alliance of the regional, leather, kink, and BDSM communities through outreach, social, and educational events. Our purpose is to connect, empower, and educate our diverse communities. 00076 Home: Colorado USA Status: Active Founded: 2005 by “…a group of local Denver individuals” Panel History: N/A Links: Website - Facebook - Fetlife Group - Twitter Other Details: Have details about this panel that are not listed? We need you! Email the Historian . Previous Next

< 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