DescriptionThis quilt was inspired by the following articles: Bassett, Thomas J. Slim pickings: fairtrade cotton in West Africa. Geoforum 41.1 (2010): 44-55. Day, Elizabeth. The desperate plight of Africa’s...
DescriptionThis was a class I took on making Crazy Quilts. The first crazy quilt I’ve made. In the past I always wanted to try and make one, never got around to it. I’m glad I took the class. In my quilt...
DescriptionThese pillows began as a whole cloth quilt endeavor, but the Matelassé fabric was too heavy or me to maneuver so I created two toss pillows.
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...
DescriptionIn my quilting guild (NHQG) we were asked to do a wall hanging of a woman that most inspired us. My mother inspired me the most. Growing up, my mother exposed us (my brother and sister and I) to so...
DescriptionIn my quilting guild (NHQG) we were asked to do a wall hanging of a woman that most inspired us. Of course I did my mother (Emmie D. Melvin) first. I decided I would do Maya Angelou . I had a book of...
DescriptionTulips start at the beginning of spring. This machine quilted off center log cabin block gives the shape of three jumbo African tulips. I like tulips and wanted to show them with a twist similar to...
