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The featured quilt will help us kick off our Black History Month celebrations. It is entitled Village Values, and it was created by Aleathia Chisholm. The center of the quilt is a strip quilt made of African fabrics. Aleathia embroidered the words “unity”, “purpose”, “community” and “culture” in the border of the quilt to give [...]
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It’s that time of year when the entire universe stops everything to watch a football game. It’s Super Bowl week, and the hype is nonstop. Quilters are part of the action too. Thea Crosby made the quilt shown above to celebrate the great sport of football. Go teams!
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Anytime is a great time to celebrate womanhood. Charlotte Lindsey’s quilt called Phenomenal Woman says it all. She is strong, smart and beautiful. Enjoy!
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Anita Crosby’s quilt called Behind Every Great Man is my all time favorite Martin Luther King quilt. This quilt features Coretta Scott King firmly behind her man Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The message is crystal clear. Even the greatest among us need help. Happy Martin Luther King Day!
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A couple of years ago, Miyata Johnson followed through on her resolution to learn to quilt. She took Maxine Moore’s Beginning Quilting Class at Intown Quilters and classes at Southwest Arts Center. Her quilt Season’s Turn won Best Traditional Quilt at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival, which was held at the South Fulton Arts Center. [...]
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Why not add “learn to quilt” to your New Year’s Resolution? Maxine Moore teaches quilting at Intown Quilters Quilt Shop and at the Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road in the Atlanta area. Most quilt shops offer beginning quilting classes, so you should be able to find a class in your area. Shown above is Maxine’s [...]
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Enjoy this beautiful quilt by Nina Moore. It is called Kwanzaa Candles. Nina made this quilt to respond to a challenge to use flying geese in a quilt. Nina’s flying geese (in red on the vase) are really spectacular.
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Now that the excitement of Christmas is behind us, it is time to get ready to bring in the new year. Marva Swanson’s quilt called Christmas in July in just the thing to get us in a celebratory mood. Although the picture does not do it justice, there are thousands of red crystals making the [...]
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This well dressed Santa was created by Patricia Landry. He, along with us at the Clara Ford Foundation, wish you a Merry, Merry Christmas!
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This beautiful quilt is called Christmas Ribbons by Nina Moore. The weather across the country is great, so it’s going to be a great weekend for shopping and wrapping gifts. Get it done!
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Life gets complicated right about now. Family on the way. House not clean. Christmas cards not mailed. Tree not up. Only two weeks left to get everything done! Don’t panic. Breathe deeply and try to enjoy the journey. Complicated Christmas Star is a traditional quilt with a twist. The pattern is called labyrinth. The beautiful [...]
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People celebrate the holidays in many different ways. At the center of all celebrations, however, is food, family and love. Rosalind Newell This lovely wallhanging was created by Rosalind Newell. It is call Kwanzaa Mosaic. You can see this quilt in person at the H.J.C. Bowden Senior Multi-Purpose Facility, 2885 Church Street, East Point, GA. It [...]
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Hope you are getting into the holiday spirit by now. Here is a little quilt by Elisa Woods to help get you into the season. It is called Christmas Joy. The best way to have a joyful Christmas is to give to others. Why not add an unexpected person to your gift list this year? [...]
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We love kicking off the holiday season with Laura Sorton’s quilt called Merry Christmas. Laura calls it a cheater quilt because the center of the quilt is a panel. Whatever you want to call it, know that there is still time to whip up a quilt for someone special. There are lots of cute panels [...]
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From all of us at the Clara Ford Foundation, we wish you a joyous and safe Thanksgiving!
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This week, all across America, families will gather to share food, fun and fellowship. Shown here is Beulah Smiley’s quilt called Family Tree. Beulah made this quilt for the Brown Sugar Stitcher’s 10th anniversary challenge and then exhibited it in the 2010 Atlanta Quilt Festival held at the South Fulton Arts Center. It is a [...]
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Jackie Jackson-Harvey created Sister Joan as a tribute to her sister Joan who is battling kidney cancer. Quilt artist Lola Jenkins designed the portrait. Jackie set the portrait into a panel with one of Joan’s favorite poems Footprints in the Sand to create the 40 x 50 inch quilt. Sister Joan was recently part of the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival held at the [...]
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