If I could sew with anyone, my choice would be to teach my sisters and nieces and nephews and great nieces to make quilts or wallhangings. I’d love to pass along my love of the cloth to them. Maybe one day! And, of course we would play with African textiles in a thoroughly modern way. …
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read moreMy favorite Sewlebrity is….Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi! Carolyn has been a champion for so many African American art quilters for many years. She has been a mentor to our entire community. We owe her a deep, deep debt of gratitude. And, the entire quilting and art community is richer and deeper and more vibrant and …
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read moreI love mixed media, especially when textiles are involved. I love the process of combining found objects, purchased objects, paint, sewing, textile, construction, and on and on. This post is about one exploration into mixed media. (Today’s post in the Blog Writing series detours from the prompt.) Several years ago, I read a wonderful Book, …
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read moreToday’s 31 Day Blog Writing Challenge prompt was ‘first quilt projects’ and I will share a few of those. And, I’m going to detour and also talk about just a few of my early important influences too. I started quilting over 30 years ago to make family quilts. Unfortunately, I don’t have photos of those …
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read moreI love seeing the #honestcraftroom on Instagram–it definitely helps to know that most of us don’t work in professionally decorated studio sets. Of course, a woman can always dream about a 400 square foot space with long design walls and built in overhead LED lights….and an assistant to do the pressing and cleaning up. Sigh…….. …
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read moreI’ve decided to take part in the 31 Day Blog Post Writing Challenge for December 2020. So, each day, I will use the prompts list…or my variation on that prompt–to write a blog post. I want to keep this blog series fun and interesting for both you and me. So, here are my commitments to …
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read moreI am thrilled to announce a new series of interviews with some of my Quilt Friends– all artists , quilters, curators, designers and entrepreneurs—now available on my YouTube channel. The series is called “On the Design Wall”. I have just uploaded the first two interviews in this series with many more to come in the …
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I am thrilled to announce my first AfroModern Quilts Masterclass will be hosted by Cultured Expressions, a fabulous shop and studio run by Lisa Shepard Stewart.
DATE: May 29, 30 and 31, 2020
MasterClass Location: Gateway Family YMCA in Rahway NJ
Registration Fee: $495 per person includes personalized instruction by me; all retreat activities; evening receptions at the CE Studio; and a 10 piece African Fabrics Prints pack for your project.
[Travel and area Hotel information will be sent upon registration. ]
HERE is the registration form. Hurry–seats are limited! AfroModernMasterclass reg form
