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Recently I spent five lovely days in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah is a coastal city that is often described as having lots of old world charm. It has gorgeous majestic oak trees and antebellum mansions. It is a city proud of its role in the Civil War and it celebrates it unabashedly. There are civil war [...]
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The Hearne Fine Art Gallery in Little Rock, AR recently had an exhibition of quilts by Phyllis Stephens. The show was called The Journey of the Piece Maker and ran from June 6, 2005 through July 5, 2005. Ms. Stephens, who is based in Fayetteville, GA was on hand June 10, 2005 during 2nd Friday [...]
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By Stella Rubin I found Treasure or Not? How To Compare and Value American Quilts by Stella Rubin educational, but disappointing. The book which is part of the Miller’s Treasure or Not? series on valuing antiques provides useful information on how to take care of your treasures. Pictures of beautiful quilts are included. However, the [...]
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Willie’s World, 88 x 88 inches. 2003
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One of the most satisfying aspects of quilting is to give a quilt to a friend to commemorate a special occasion. Willie’s World is such a quilt. It was given to my friend Willie as a wedding gift. The quilt has a log cabin center with a village border. The border depicts aspects of Willie’s [...]
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