Tag Archive | Brown Sugar Stitchers
The President’s Quilt
Yesterday, at my last meeting as President of the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild, I was awarded the “President’s Quilt” in keeping with the tradition in the guild. It is called Best Year Ever which was the theme of my presidency. Of course all members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority love red and white quilts, and [...]
Brown Sugar Stitchers Get Memory Quilts
I knew when I was elected president of the Brown Sugar Stitchers quilt guild last year that I wanted to gift some of the quilts in the African Canvas Memory quilt series© to some of the quilters. After all, it has been quite a memorable year. So I reserved African Canvas Memory quilts #78-94 for [...]
My Heart’s Desire is Ready for the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Show August 1 -7
My Heart’s Desire will be part of the Brown Sugar Stitchers’ Quilt Show August 1 -7, 2009. This quilt was made for a special child in the Carrie Steele Pitts home. It gets its name from the colorful hearts in the center of each block. The quilt show will be held at the South [...]
You Make Me Smile is Ready for Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Show August 1 – 7
The bi-annual quilt show of the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild will be held August 1, 2009, and You Make Me Smile will be part of the beautiful collection of quilts on display. The theme of the show is The Many Facets of African American Quilting, and in addition to the quilts, the guild will [...]
Carolyn Mazloomi will lecture in Atlanta August 1 and 2
Renowned quilt artist, historian and author Carolyn Mazloomi will present two lectures in Atlanta as part of the Clara Ford Quilt Lecture Series. The first lecture, which is being presented in collaboration with the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild bi-annual quilt show is August 1, 2009. The lecture will be held at the South Fulton [...]
Passing on the Art of Quilting to a New Generation
Yesterday, the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild held a class to teach Girl Scout Troop 3502 the art of quilting. Nine girls and their troop leaders spent three creative hours learning to quilt. Elisa Woods taught the class with help from other members of the Brown Sugar Stitchers. The class resumes next month. Although my [...]
