Tag Archive | Rosalind Newell
Sorting Scraps
Yesterday was a horrible weather day in Atlanta. There were tornado warnings and severe thunderstorms most of the day. Since I wasn’t going to leave home, I decided to sort scraps. I had been avoiding this task since I moved into my new studio, because instead of keeping my scraps dumped in a pile, I [...]
Christmas Traditions
By the time the quilters arrived, I had all of our traditions in place. The “Fabric is Better Than Food” Christmas tree was up and decorated with the hand crafted ornaments the quilters have made over the years with a gift for each quilter under the tree. The Honeybaked Ham was on the table as [...]
Fun at the Photography Exhibit
India’s first photography exhibit was a great success. Her entry for the exhibit, a photo of her best friend Connie, is shown below. India’s special fan club of adult friends showed up for the event. Rosalind Newell, June Green, Judy Ivey and Sherryl Williams have been to ballet recitals, pageants, basketball games, Sweet 16 parties, [...]
Seeds from “Evora’s Earth” Friendship Continue to Grow
I find people are awed and inspired by Evora’s Earth so I thought I would give you a short history of this quilt. As do many of my quilting stories, this story begins with my friend Rosalind Newell (Roz). Roz saw a quilt made from this pattern in a quilt show, and immediately fell in [...]
Quilter Rosalind Newell Gets Gate City Bar Presidential Award
Last night the Gate City Bar Association, Atlanta’s oldest African American bar association, held its observance of Black History month and honored its past presidents. Quilter Rosalind Rubens received the President’s Award for Service from President Willie Lovett. Rosalind practices law at the prstigious law firm of McKenna Long & Aldridge where she practices with the governmental affairs [...]
