DescriptionThe Courthouse Steps quilt pattern is a variation of the traditional 12” square Log Cabin quilt pattern. Two strips of fabric are added to opposite sides of a center square first, and then two more...
DescriptionThe Crazy Quilt Block pattern has many variations. The quilt is made of crazy shaped pieces stitched to a foundation fabric. The piecing can embellished or not embellished. Embroidery, ribbons, lace,...
DescriptionThe Chinese Coins quilt pattern was selected for the simplicity of a linear design. This quilt was made from colorful batik fat quarters (18” x 21” precut fabric) cut into strips of 2.5” x...
DescriptionThe inspiration for this quilt is a tribute to the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Their quilts have received honorable recognition in art galleries and museums. They made quilts for a living and...
DescriptionI really wanted to make a feathered star and this quilt is my first. It is also my first attempt at paper-piecing which I used to create the star. The Ghanaian Adinkra symbol Sankofa is the focal...
DescriptionThis is my first log cabin quilt. I selected a hand-stamped and dyed batik fabric made in Ghana in 2014 as the focus fabric for this quilt. I chose this fabric for its beautiful red color and the...
DescriptionThis quilt was made of the remaining crazy quilt squares used in my ”Ghana Crazy Hex” quilt. I love combining traditional hand-dyed African batiks with commercially dyed batik fabrics.
DescriptionThis was a quilt top made my by grandmother (Eunice Wall). My mother said my grandmother and great-grandmother used to make clothes for people. They would have her and her sisters take the leftover...
DescriptionWhen my sister and I were younger my mother (Emmie D. Melvin) had given us T-shirts with the Maya Angelou poem Phenomenal Woman on it. I found mine that had been put away. I decided I would make a...
