Tag Archive | patchwork
Welcome to the Family, Avery Elizabeth!
My loyal collector Judge Patsy Porter did not stop after commissioning Welcome to the World, Avery Elizabeth!. She decided that the new grandparents needed a keepsake quilt also. Welcome to the Family, Avery Elizabeth! is for the grandparents. It is also done in pinks and greens with hearts in the center blocks, but the back of [...]
Welcome to the World, Avery Elizabeth!
My most loyal collector shows up at each baby shower with one of my unique creations. Judge Patsy Porter commissioned Welcome to the World, Avery Elizabeth! for the expectant parents. The quilt features a heart motif in pinks and greens. A wedding day photo of the parents is included on the label.
Midnight Masquerade
Fat Tuesday is here. My quilt Midnight Masquerade should get you in the mood for a mysterious celebration.
A Life of Service
President’s Day is a good time to reflect on service to others. I have always been proud of my decision to enter public service. My quilt Good Things Are Happening celebrates my service to Fulton County. The quilt gets its name from the slogan my personal commissioner Bill Edwards popularized to make citizens excited about [...]
Rejoice Always
Black History Month is a time to celebrate how far we, as African Americans, have come. Growing up in a small town in Arkansas, attending segregated schools until I was in the seventh grade, and still managing to get my graduated from Vanderbilt Law School gives me much to celebrate. I try not to let [...]
Would You Act Like That in Front of Your Grandmother?
Often my professional life and my quilt life intersect. Three of my quilts are part of my presentation to local governments entitled Would You Act Like That in Front of Your Grandmother? The three quilts are Fulton County Attorneys, Friends and Foes are Welcome Here and Martin’s Dream. Each of these quilts hung in a [...]
Queen of Everything
The companion quilt to Queen of Nobody is Queen of Everything. This quilt captures that special giddiness you feel when there is a special man in your life. Or those times in your life when everything just seem to be going right — new job, lost weight, cancer free, new car, new house, etc. You [...]
Blue Heart
I guess the cold gray days of January have put me in a blue mood. My first quilt of 2012 turns out to be a blue quilt. (I almost never make blue quilts). I had no particular purpose in making this quilt. As with many of my quilts, the fabric speaks to me. I named [...]
Going Crazy Trying to Make a Crazy Quilt
This week, I must take a short break from everything else and make a crazy quilt. The 2012 challenge of the annual Tri-Guild meeting was to make a crazy quilt. Although traditional crazy quilts were similar to the one shown here, we are allowed to interpret our crazy quilt as we see fit. The quilts [...]
I Believe in Angels #17
I believe that I am surrounded by all types of angels who whisper in my ear when the time is right. I like to keep lots of angels in my studio as well as share them with others. After sharing the first 10 angels in this series, I am now working on #11-20. You can [...]
