Third Baptist Church 140th Anniversary Quilt

This anniversary quilt was made to honor our present members and to look back at the past history of our church. We've been an established African American baptist church since the year of 1868 still located in the same spot where the original church began. My family, starting with my great maternal great grandmother was instrumental in a lot of decisions of that era. Following her was my grandmother, mother, myself and my children. I do believe that's five generations. On the quilt itself are the past pastors who presided and a brief history of the church along with signatures of over two hundred members. That job was not easy. You will also find a tree of life who's leaves have fallen to the wayside. Those leaves represent those members who have gone on before us. The quilt was unveiled at the celebration banquet in October of 2008 and surprised everyone. It now hangs in the sanctuary of the church for everyone to view. Yes! Quilts tell stories. Quilts have history. You may say that quilts are the fabrics of our lives. I hope the viewing of this quilt gives you a little of our history.

Alexia's Surprise

The quilt shown here by the way of cloths pins and a bright sunshiny day, was a gift to my granddaughter, Alexia. She purchased a home in Atlanta this summer and this quilt was her house warming gift. Colors were rich in hues only to fool the camera by the bright sunlight. Have you ever made something that you really wanted to keep but you made it for someone else? This is one of those quilts that I hated to let go, but it's the gift that counted so I'm told. This quilt was also a brain stormer to make.

Sand Pebbles w/ Chocolate Swirls

Scrap fabric of pebble print from another project.....what on earth do you do with it? Turns out that it partnered well with a chocolate and gold leaf print Who'da thought it would look so well? One of those late night, light bulb matching ideas. It too was accepted into the Stitches From The Soul quilt exhibit which opens this week at the Toledo Public Library. If you are in the area, do stop in.