A QUICK "COASTER & MUG RUG" GIFT

A GIFT TO MY BROTHER 

EXCITEDLY... WITHIN AN HOUR..... ADRINKA SYMBOLS AND KENTE

A BORDER, BATTING AND BACKING.....ADD A  2 1/4" BINDING

CUTTING MY AUTHENTIC AFRICAN WOVEN FABRIC...

SIDE NOTE: MY BROTHER TRAVELLED TO GHANA OVER 18 YEARS AGO.... LARGE YARDAGE... OH HOW I'VE SAVORED & LOVED HIS GIFT TO ME.!!!

 

Set on Point for My Queen Quilt

Setting Triangles from Sixteen Inch Squares

Corner setting cut from 8 3/4" HST

This Queen Quilt is quite the project.... accuracy and triangles

 

I'M QUILTIN - (because) ... I AM AN INSTRUCTOR

MY CLASS IS SOMEWHAT UNSTRUCTURED... AND ALL THE WAY ENTHUSIASTIC

MY CLASS CONSISTS OF OLDER WOMEN....   

The average age of a quilter is 63, and about 65% of quilters are over 45 years old. The average quilter is a woman who is retired, in her 60s, and has a household income of $65,000 or more

HERE IS A LINK TO THE STATISTICS FROM THE Craft Industry Alliance.... 

https://craftindustryalliance.org/the-size-of-the-quilting-market-quilting-trends-survey-results-2024/

The average quilter starts 11 projects a year, and finishes 9, spending six hours per week dedicated to working on quilting projects. Most projects are small, such as lap quilts, and are made in a traditional style. 65% of quilters are spending more than six hours per week working on quilts. The average quilter owns four different types of

 sewing machines.

 

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Quiltin' ~ ON PINS AND NEEDLES

 

Calaboose Museum (TX)

Hello Quilt Friends.... here's what I learned this weekend as a genealogy spin-off!

The Calaboose African American History Museum (CAAHM) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit museum in San Marcos, Texas. CAAHM was founded in 1997 by Mrs. Johnnie Armstead to collect, preserve, and interpret authentic African American artifacts related to San Marcos and Hays County history. 

The purpose of the organization is to inform and educate all citizens about the many accomplishments, contributions and experiences of African Americans in San Marcos and Hays County.

African Presence via Houston Festival 2024

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Election 2024

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