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The summer travel season is underway. Why not add a quilt museum to your list of must see places? Here’s a list. Underground Railroad Quilt Code Museum in Atlanta, GAhttp://www.plantationquilts.com New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MAhttp://www.nequiltmuseum.org Museum of the American Quilter’s Society in Paducah, KYhttp://www.quiltmusem.org. Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, COhttp://www.rmqm.org San Jose [...]
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Now that we have shelled the peas, how about a new recipe. Check out the Black Family Dinner Quilt Cookbook published by the National Council of Negro Women. The title of the book comes from the fact that many African American families covered the dinner table with quilts for Sunday dinner. (I’ve seen that decorating [...]
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When was the last time you shelled peas? I had not thought about shelling peas in a long time until my daughter asked me recently, “Mommy, do you remember how my cousins and I used to have to shell peas at Granny’s house?” she asked with a reminiscent smile on her face. I remembered indeed. [...]
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“Not Your Grandmother’s Quilt: Taking a Traditional Block or Pattern in a New Direction” The Georgia Quilt Council has issued a challenge to its members. Members are challenged to make a quilt that takes a traditional block in a new direction. The quilts may be made from any fabric using any technique, but they must [...]
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The Underground Quilt Museum is now open in world famous Underground in Atlanta, GA. The museum tells the story of the Underground Quilt Code and features the quilts of the Farrow-McDaniel family. It features eight generations of quilts. To learn more about the Underground Quilt Code, check out Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story [...]
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70 x 89 inches©2001 One of the first quilts I made when I started quilted was Clara’s Scrap Bag. It was a block of the month from a little quilt shop named Quilt ‘N Stitch in West Monroe, Louisiana. Because it was made of 1930’s fabrics, I immediately dedicated it to my grandmother. Clara’s Scrap [...]
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Clara’s Scrap Bag 2001
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Cheap Quilt Books One of my favorite sources for cheap quilt books is Edward R. Hamilton Booksellers. You can get very nice quilt books for as low as $3.95. You can check them out online at http://www.edwardrhamilton.com/. Recent offerings include Dresden Flower Garden by B. Young and L.Y. Bingham, Through the Garden Gate by Jean [...]
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Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild held its bi-annual quilt show Saturday, May 7, 2005 at the Wesley Chapel Library, 2861 Wesley Chapel Road, Decatur, Georgia. From the minute the doors opened at 11 a.m., excitement was in the air. When the show closed at 5 p.m., approximately 500 people had viewed the beautiful quilts.The theme [...]
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BSS 2005 Donation Quilt
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When the quilts of Gees Bend exploded onto the artistic consciousness of the nation, a raging debate broke out in my quilt guild. Was this really art? Why do we have to have a white man tell us it’s art? Why did they pick something with such poor workmanship? Whatever the answer to those questions, [...]
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61 x 72 inches Circa 1960 Clara’s Shoo Fly consists of 15 shoo fly blocks bordered by sashing strips; Red, yellow and blue are dominant colors. There are alternating solid red squares. The quilt has a plain white muslin back. A yellow outer border forms a fold-over binding. It is hand quilted with white thread [...]
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Clara’s Shoo Fly
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69 x 75 inches Circa 1960 20 scrappy half square triangle blocks form Clara’s Half Square Triangles. The blocks are set off by orange sashing and an orange inner border. The red outer border forms the fold-over binding. The quilt is hand quilted with white thread in grid pattern. It has a plain white muslin [...]
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Clara’s Half square Triangles
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75 x 75 inchescirca 1960 64 Waves of the Sea blocks form Clara’s Waves of the Sea. The theme is carried out with a turquoise and cream stripe color scheme. The turquoise flower fabric is used on the border and also used on the back of the quilt. The back folds over to the front [...]
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Waves of the Sea
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67 x 75 inchescirca 1960 Clara’s Diamond Star has 16 blocks — 7 lavender, yellow and red diamond star blocks, 5 lavender, white and red star blocks. Orange and lavender sashing divide the blocks. The quilt has a lavender inner border and a red outer border that forms fold-over binding. The red border is pieced [...]
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Clara’s Diamond Star
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67 x 75 inches circa 1960 Clara’s Sunbonnet Sue has 12 Sunbonnet Sue blocks with alternating solid red and white blocks. A red border frames the sides. The green outer border forms a fold-over binding. The quilt has a plain muslin back. It is hand quilted with white thread in a grid pattern. A buttonhole [...]
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