Tag Archive | quilts
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 [...]
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 [...]
Where is Justin?
I am still sorting scraps and coming up with ideas to use them. Justin, my shih tzu and constant companion, decided to help. He always helps with my quilting, although the sound of the sewing machine is his favorite lullaby. India says she cannot imagine what kind of quilt Justin will make from his “sorted” [...]
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 [...]
Personal Reflection on Dr. Martin Luther King
I am a child of the Civil Rights movement. It is hard to believe that I am only 58 years old, and I attended segregated schools. I grew up in Crossett, Arkansas, and I did not go to school with white children until I was in the seventh grade. Luckily, my 20-year old daughter can [...]
Musical Christmas Star
What would Christmas be without music? What would my blog be without Pandora? Today I am so grateful for Pandora. They have some wonderful holiday music stations that keep me smiling while I write. Musical Christmas Star is my reminder to keep music in my heart.
Christmas Garden
Doesn’t look like that snow is coming to Atlanta. What’s the silver lining of no snow? The flowers are happy. Enjoy my quilt Christmas Garden.
Wishing For One Day of Snow
We all wish for snow on Christmas, but that rarely happens in Atlanta. I try to work around potential disappointments so I have a snowman quilt for when Mother Nature does not come through for me. My quilt Happy Holidays is the next best thing to real snow. Now add Hot Chocolate or Cognac. And since [...]
Enchanted Forest
The challenge for the Fabric is Better Than Food Brunch was to make a quilt that included the flying geese block. Here is mine. It is called Enchanted Forest.
Welcome to My Holiday Open House
My Neighbors Jewelry and Quilt Holiday Open House is today from 1 pm – 7 pm. I have many new quilts to share with you, and my neighbor Connie will share her beautiful, one of a kind jewelry. I am looking forward to seeing you at 500 Stonebriar Way, SW, Atlanta, GA 30331. Happy Holidays [...]
