African Presence via Houston Festival 2024

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We challenged each other

 … On our October 30th deadlines.  My joy/work includes two sleeves and labels (one binding almost done. Exhibit items:  “24 x 12”  entitled Women's Strength and a12” x 12” lady who can “Dance Out Loud”

Lessons on String Quilts

 Hello Dear Quilt Friends!

Yes I have ziplock backs full of my precise, clean and fresh leftover fabric pieces from maybe pre-Covid days!

So, I'm teaching class at my wellness center,,,, and a good many sewists and quilt folk are donating fabric!!!

What’s a girl like me to do🌺🌺🌺🌺???  Happy dilemma!  

Lessons on String Quilts!

“Strings” are all those leftover fabric strips and pieces that float around everyone’s sewing room. String quilts are simply quilts made from your longer fabric scraps.

To make a string quilt, you start with a foundation fabric or foundation paper, then use an easy sew-and-flip technique to attach strips and scraps to the foundation until the scraps completely cover the foundation.

That’s all there is to it! There’s no fussy measuring, no templates to follow, no precision cutting, no pattern to worry about. The freedom to choose colors and run crooked a bit is my favorite part of making blocks!

Stay and visit again for my HOW-TO TUTORIAL!!!

Mrs. Harriet Powers ~ Ten Years ago!

 The Cloud /// Web /// truly keeps a record of everything!  I posted a blog in 2013....  On that post --- Krya Hicks commented a friendly hello! Such a smart-good woman!

So - since that initial fascination with the Afrono Quilters in NE OKC, I've been telling the story!  And I'm recreating my second Harriet Powers Bible Quilt!

This was the Pictorial Quilt that my friend Annette J. re-created in 2013 that I shared with my viewers.  

In just a few days, I'll share pictures of my own #1 and #2 Bible Quilt!

 I put my heart into in 2022-Metropolitan OKC Library adventure featuring this wonderful Folk-Art Quilter from Athens, GA.  Here's the outlandish story - true!  I've to date ... lost and/or totally misplaced this quilt following my lecture!