Tag Archives: Hammonds House Museum
Grateful Journey
The 2015 Atlanta Quilt Festival, my personal labor of love, was the best ever! The exhibit showcased over 100 quilts. We had more classes than ever before, and they were led by nationally known teachers. We had large crowds, great … Continue reading
Posted in A Quilter's Life, For Sale, News from the Clara Ford Foundation
Tagged African American quilter, Cookie Patterson, fabric art, Grateful Journey, Gyleen Fitzgerald, Hammonds House Museum, holly anderson, Joy Peters, Latifah Shakir, Nina Moore, O.V. Brantley, patchwork, www.etsy.com/shop/OVBrantleyQuilts
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Choose To Bloom Will Be Appraised During the 2014 Atlanta Quilt Festival
My quilt Choose To Bloom will be appraised at Hammonds House Museum during the 2014 Atlanta Quilt Festival. Holly Anderson and Nancy Franklin will appraise the quilt. After being appraised, Choose To Bloom will be on loan to the DeKalb County … Continue reading
2012 Atlanta Quilt Festival Opens July 29
Be the first to see the amazing quilts and dolls of the 2012 Atlanta Quilt Festival! In addition to the juried quilt exhibit, you will be able to experience the beauty of a special exhibit of red and white quilts. The opening … Continue reading
You Call It Serendipity — I Call It Angels Whispering in My Ear
Yesterday was the last day of the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival. The festival is c0-sponsored by Hammonds House Museum and the Clara Ford Foundation which I created to honor my grandmother and to celebrate African-American quilting. The two-week long event had … Continue reading
Wine and Words at Hammonds House Museum
Last night we had a lovely time at the Wine and Words event at Hammonds House Museum. The event was a collaboration between the Clara Ford Foundation, Hammonds House Museum and Written Magazine and part of the 2010 Atlanta Quilt … Continue reading
2010 Atlanta Quilt Festival Officially Open
If you missed the opening reception of the Atlanta Quilt Festival yesterday, you still have 13 more days to enjoy the exhibit and the festivities. The exhibit, which is sponsored by the Clara Ford Foundation, features over 50 extraordinary quilts … Continue reading
Posted in A Quilter's Life, News from the Clara Ford Foundation
Tagged 2010 Atlanta Quilt Festival, African American quilter, Beginnng dollmaking, Beginnng quiltmaking, Clara Ford Foundation, Clara Ford Quilt Lecture Series, Hammonds House Museum, Irene Latham, Judy Tipton Rush, Leaving Gees Bend
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Do You Know How Much Your Grandmother’s Quilt is Worth?
Do you know how much your grandmother’s quilt is worth? If not, you may want to get it appraised. Holly Anderson, Georgia’s only certified quilt appraiser, will appraise quilts Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at Hammonds House Museum as part of the … Continue reading
See My Quilts at Atlanta Quilt Festival
The 2010 Atlanta Quilt Festival opens August 1, 2010 at the South Fulton Arts Center, 4645 Butner road, College Park, GA. The festival will feature two weeks of amazing art quilts, such as African Mask shown above, that interpret the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2010 Atlanta Quilt Festival, A Different Drummer #14, African American quilter, African Mask, Hammonds House Museum, I Believe In Angels #9, My Music at Midnight, Nina Moore, O.V. Brantley, Purple Rainforest, South Fulton Arts Center, Swimming Upstream#1, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
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What is Your Grandmother’s Quilt Worth?
Clara’s Big Red Squares, by Clara Ford, circa 1960. I first met Holly Anderson, Georgia’s only APS certified quilt appraiser, when I decided to have one of my grandmother’s quilts appraised. She was appearing at a local quilt shop to do … Continue reading
