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...
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...
DescriptionA challenge project. We were to design a wall hanging that either depicts a form of oppression or reflects freedom from oppressive conditions. I simply used background fabric that had stop signs on...
DescriptionA challenge project - Favorite Dessert . I choose to do six different desserts fused into 11.5 inch squares. I used hand and machine embroidery and sashings to connect the squares, I also used some...
DescriptionI love doing jigsaw puzzles so when I ran across this puzzle quilt I had to do it. The quilt is formed by starting with the H quilt block which is rotated -- the little squares a long the design's...
DescriptionWe were to recreate the original quilt (Gee's Bend). I chose Loretta Pettway born 1942, Medallion ca. 1960, knit and cotton sacking material (87 x 70). In my quilt I used cotton fabricsized 40 x 30.
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...
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...
