Tuesday, May 06, 2008

The Lady is A Lawyer Raises $1800 for Women of Color Scholarship Fund


#75/100
2008


The Lady is a Lawyer was created especially for auction at the annual conference of the Women of Color Attorneys. It raised a whopping $1800 for the scholarship fund and went off to its new home in Chicago.

The Lady is a Lawyer is a large piece measuring 56 x60 inches. The fabric on the back of the quilt is one of the "Red Hat" fabric lines complete with hats and high heels. The front of the quiltis heavily embellished with inspirational words, beads, buttons and charms. The sashing and binding is purple.

The Lady is a Lawyer is #75 of 100 of the series. This special quilt marks the 75% completion point of the African Canvas Memory Quilt series.

African Quilt Market (Part Three) Offered For Sale

#74/100
2008

African Quilt Market (Part Three) is part of a mini series of three quilts. All are currently for sale in the Clara Ford Foundation EBay store for $110.00.

African Quilt Market (Part Three) measures 15 x 30 inches. It is embellished with inspirational words, beads, buttons and charms. The fabric on the back of the quilt depicts what appears to be an African quilt market. This is where the quilt gets its name.

African Quilt Market (Part Three) is numbered, signed and dated.

African Quilt Market (Part Two) Offered For Sale

#73/100
2008

African Quilt Market (Part Two) is part of a mini series of three quilts. All are currently for sale in the Clara Ford Foundation EBay store for $110.00.

African Quilt Market (Part Two) measures 15 x 30 inches. It is embellished with inspirational words, beads, buttons and charms. The fabric on the back of the quilt depicts what appears to be an African quilt market. This is where the quilt gets its name.

African Quilt Market (Part Two) is numbered, signed and dated.

African Quilt Market (Part One) Offered For Sale

72/100
2008

African Quilt Market (Part One) is part of a mini series of three quilts. All are currently for sale in the Clara Ford Foundation EBay store for $110.00.

African Quilt Market (Part One) measures 15 x 30 inches. It is embellished with inspirational words, beads, buttons and charms. The fabric on the back of the quilt depicts what appears to be an African quilt market. This is where the quilt gets its name.

African Quilt Market (Part One) is numbered, signed and dated.

Monday, May 05, 2008

African Elegance (Part Two) Finds a New Home

#71/100
2008

African Elegance (Part Two) was recently purchased by a collector in Waxahachie, TX. This quilt measures 21 x41 inches. It is composed of three panels of authentic African fabrics, batiks and novelty cottons and heavily embellished. The binding and the sashing are pink.


Like all of the quilts in the series, African Elegance (Part Two) is numbered, signed and dated.


African Elegance (Part One) Offered For Sale

#70/100
2008

African Elegance (Part One) is currently offered for sale in the Clara Ford Foundation EBay store. This quilt measures 14 x 41 inches. The quilt gets its name from the elegant African ladies on the back of the quilt. The ladies are serenely posed in pink couture.

This quilt is numbered, signed and dated.