During the Week of January 5, Jacki Kellum will begin teaching painting at her arts studios and school of arts, which is located at 32 South Main in Water Valley, Mississippi. Jacki Kellum has been teaching a variety of arts skills for over 50 years, and she will initially teach watercolor and acrylic painting lessons…
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Getting Ready to Make Some Crazy Quilts – Examples & A Supply List
Jacki Kellum – Detail of a Crazy Quilt Block Every time I create anything with fabric, my interests quickly shift to my decades- long interest in creating crazy quilts or parts thereof. Making a crazy quilt is like creating a collage or a montage. Almost anything goes, and that appeals to my will-of-the wisp spirit….
How to Sew a Log Cabin Quilt – History of the Log Cabin Quilt Pattern & How It Was Part of the Underground Railroad Slave Code
As part of my celebration of Black History Month, I am researching the Quilt Code that was part of the Underground Railroad’s efforts to help slaves flee bondage. Master Quilter Eleanor Burns has provided the public with several books and videos that are an invaluable resource for both quilters and historians who are interested in…
Let’s Make an Underground Railroad Quilt Together & Let’s Learn about the Secret Underground Railroad Quilt Code
My Underground Railroad Sampler Book Came in the Mail Today, and It is Perfect! I try to do something special during February for Black History Month, and I bumped into this outstanding book while researching the Underground Railroad. The book itself is excellently produced, and the photography is outstanding. The book provides a detailed history…
Cotton Fabrics for Quilting
Rose Prints Boao on Amazon 5 Star Bella Rose on Tan Joann’s Plaids Tatuo on Amazon 4 Stars Solid Sets 8″ Squares Gnognauq on Amazon 4″ Square Gnognauq on Amazon Blacks Cottage Rose Floral Calico Cotton Hobby Lobby 5 Star Beiges and Browns Vines on Cream Joann’s Tiny Mums on Neutral Joann’s Square Clusters on…