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...
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...
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...
DescriptionNubian Heritage Quilters Guild challenge to members in 1997: make a 12 x 12 block of your favorite things and include the color red. Members who made blocks were: Glendora Simonson, East Orange, NJ;...
