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TitleGye Nyame - In God We Trust a.k.a. Where’s Your G Spot?

Date Created2016

DescriptionThis quilt was inspired by the notion of justice within the courts. The Ghanaian Adinkra symbol Gye Nyame which is the focal point of this quilt, means “except for God,” Gye Nyame is at the center...

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TitleOh Happy Day

Date Created2016

DescriptionThis quilt is dedicated to my beloved grandmother Isabella Josephine (Carey) Grunderway, nee Marsh (1910-2000). The gospel song “Oh Happy Day” was one of Nana’s favorites, and thus the name of...

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TitleStrip Quilt

Date Created1800-1861

DescriptionMade from strip sets, in which long pieces of scrap bag fabric are pieced together and separated by sashing strips of a contrasting color. Although the exact date is , this technique was common from...

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TitleGrandmother's Flower Garden

Date Created1950-1959

DescriptionThis quilt pattern has origins in hexagonal quilts from 18th century England. Very popular in the first half of the 20th century

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Title8 Point

Date Created1800-1899

DescriptionAlternating pieces of chintz and eight point stars

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TitleSawtooth Star

Date Created1840-1849

DescriptionMaria Searings married Zenas Crane, a member of a prominent NJ family that were among the first English settlers in Northern NJ

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TitleSankofa Feathered Star

Date Created2016

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...

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TitleJealousy

Date Created2016

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...

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TitleGhana Crazy Medallion Quilt

Date Created2016

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.

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TitleTropical Plaits and Butterflies

Date Created2011

DescriptionIn 2010 my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer and in early 2011 I began commuting regularly to Florida to assist him. This quilt began as a project to while away the evening hours I spent in...