The State Capitol in Oklahoma City hosts a revolving exhibit showroom for beautiful artwork…. Share my inspirational visit…. I feed and absorb all of this color, faces, expessions…. On another wall – I believe a Native American artist listed as TONY – The TIGER had multi-dimensional, mixed media work…. Pretty neat. My brain and heart and soul… I am praying and believing that I’ll continue this quilt journey…. (I B-quiltin” !) J and I believe I’ll fulfill my dreams… God will give me the desires of my heart…. I’ll post to the hallowed State Capitol walls!

What Mean Ye..?? These Quilts of Remembrance . . . .

I'm embarking on my book publication.  20th Century Black Quilters in the Sooner State 

Whenever a quiltmaker completes a quilt, he or she has created something more than a simple bedcover.  A quilt can be likened to a good book..... it begs to be picked up and handled!  When hanging on the clothes lines of yester-year. . . the colors and stripes call out to us.  Is it made of plaids, ginghams or a mix of old clothing?  As we move closer to the quilt, we begin to see the individual shapes (the wording) of the fabric.   We see the stitches as clearly as the words on a printed page:  whether assembled by hand or via machine stitiching.   Sometimes - both techniques were employed; suggesting additions or repairs to the quilt.

Are the stitches the same size or did more than one person work on the quilt?  Sometimes, when children were allowed around the quilting frame, their stitches appear near the edges, the less visible area of the quilt once it was spread upon the bed!   All in all, the quilt is a record of a person's life that lived long ago!