Player Player Created for a Future NBA Star

Player Player was made for a special young man at the Carrie Steele Pitts Orphanage in Atlanta, Ga. The quilt has a basketball theme and is designed to fuel his dreams of playing in the NBA. It measures 51 x 63 inches.

Player Player will be exhibited in the Brown Sugar Stitchers quilt show May 5 at the Wesley Chapel Library in Decatur, GA. The quilt will be presented to the young man, along with quilts made by other members of the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild, in July.

Awesome African Elephants in My Garden #6 debuts in BSS Quilt Show May 5

Awesome African Elephants in My Garden #6 will make its debut in the Brown Sugar Stitchers quilt show May 5. This quilt begins with two blue butterflies in the middle -- a Mommy and a child. The butterflies have played all day, but now it is near sunset and time to go in for the night. The butterflies are surrounded by a herd of blue elephants and ethnic fabrics in deep reds, blues and golds.

There is also herd of elephants on the back of the quilt, as well as a hanging sleeve for convenient hanging. The quilt is signed and dated and measures 50 x 50 inches.

After the show, this quilt will be listed for sale in the Clara Ford Foundation Ebay Store along with the other quilts in this series. This quilt marks the half way point of the Awesome African Elephants in My Garden series.

Awesome African Elephants in My Garden #5 debuts in BSS Quilt Show May 5

Awesome African Elephants in My Garden #5 will make its debut in the Brown Sugar Stitchers quilt show May 5. This quilt begins with a golden sunflower in the middle that is surrounded by ethnic fabrics and a herd of elephants. It measures 52 x 52 inches.

There is also herd of elephants on the back of the quilt, as well as a hanging sleeve for convenient hanging. The quilt is signed and dated.

After the show, this quilt will be listed for sale in the Clara Ford Foundation Ebay Store along with the other quilts in this series.

African Valentine (Part One) Will Be Auctioned May 5

African Valentine (Part One) is number 59/100 of the African Canvas Memory Quilt© series, a collection of 100 unique quilts. It will be auctioned at the Brown Sugar Stitchers quilt show May 5 at the Wesley Chapel Library in Decatur, GA. Proceeds benefit the good works of the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild and the Friends of the Wesley Chapel Library.

The quilt measures 30 inches x 20 inches. On the back is a red print with white valentine words. The front of the quilt is embellished with words of love including valentine appliqué patches, musical notes and ribbon. The binding and the sashing is black. The quilt is signed and dated.

African Valentine (Part One) contains authentic African fabrics, domestic African prints and novelty prints, all 100% cotton. The quilt is further embellished with beads, potpourri, inspirational words, charms, and buttons. The front of the quilt bears the original signature of the quilter. There is a hanging sleeve on the back so that you can easily display the quilt in your home. You can display the quilt as is, or you can add your own embellishments. Suggested embellishments include award ribbons and pins, old go-steady rings, your mother’s watch and pins from your social and professional organizations. Each addition adds to the unique texture of your work of art.

Other quilts in the African Canvas Memory Quilt series can be viewed at http://www.africancanvasquilts.blogspot.com/.

Life's Twists and Turns Visits Mills Senior Center

Life's Twists and Turns will spend the next three months at the Helene Mills Multi-Purpose Senior Center. The center is located near downtown in Atlanta, GA.

The quilt measures 76 x 99 inches and was finished in 2002. It is one of my person favorites, and I hope the ladies at the center enjoy it.