Tag Archive | wallhanging
Waiting to Exhale #1 Finds a New Home
Waiting To Exhale #1 was presented to Nina Hickson during her farewell celebration Friday in East Point, GA. Nina is leaving her duties as Interim City Manager in East Point. She will begin her new duties as the City of Atlanta’s Ethics Officer in late June. Waiting to Exhale #1 is part of a series [...]
Island City
I start thinking about my vacations pretty early each year. Island City will keep my vacations alive year round. Island City is a picturesque scene of colorful houses that you might find on an island in the Caribbean. The quilt is embellished with doorhandle buttons, butterfly buttons and a rooster button about to head across [...]
In Deep Thought
Speaking of LA Fitness, actually what I love about the place is the sauna. I can really lose myself in the sauna, and I have come up with some great quilt ideas while in the sauna. If the sauna helps me get into my swimsuit, that is a bonus.
Jazzy Stars On Loan to Bowden Senior Center
Jazzy Stars is on loan to the H.J.C. Bowden Multi-Purpose Senior Center in East Point. It is part of the Clara Ford Foundation Tour of Quilts.
Pretty and Strong — A Delta Sigma Theta Quilt
I plan to spend a significant amount of time this year making red and white quilts. My sorority Delta Sigma Theta celebrates its centennial next year, and I am sure I will want to gift some quilts. Pretty and Strong is the first. This 38 x 38 inch wallhanging is embellished with buttons, appliqued elephants [...]
My Beautiful Day Hangs in Law Office
When I went to visit Attorney Bedelia Hargrove recently at her office, imagine my surprise when I was greeted by one of my quilts. My Beautiful Day, which I made in 2008, hangs in Bedelia’s conference. Unfortunately, my picture does not do it justice, but after all these years, it is still a happy, beautiful [...]
Lovett Lady Lions Reach the Final Four
Congratulations to the Lovett Lady Lions for reaching the Final Four of the State Basketball Championships for the first time ever! When India was a senior, the team reached the Sweet Sixteen for the first time, and that was very exciting. I am proud to know that the team has continued to reach new heights. I [...]
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 [...]
A Bouquet in Red and White
Just to keep the flower theme going, here is another of my appliqué flower quilts. It is called A Bouquet in Red and White. All of my sorors of Delta Sigma Theta should love this quilt.
2011 “I Believe in Angels” Series is Finished!
I Believe in Angles #20 is the last quilt in the 2011 angel series. Yay!! Mission accomplished! I Believe in Angels #20 measures 30 x 37 inches. The angel is dressed in a multi-colored attic windows robe. The dominant colors of the quilt are red and pink. The quilt is embellished with buttons, charms, inspirational [...]
