Baltimore Sonnets

This week I visited the home of master quilter Ms. Vera Hall.  She pulled these beauties out of her closet. Ms. Vera hand appliquéd and hand quilted these beauties.  They are stunning in person. Photos do not capture their exquisite details and fine stitching.  

Here is the new date of the quilting bee at the Baltimore Museum of Art hosted by the African American Quilters of Baltimore .   Hope to see you there!

BMA Violet Hour: Gee’s Bend Quilting Bee Join us for an interactive, community quilting bee in celebration of the She Knew Where She Was Going: Gee's Bend Quilts and Civil Rights exhibition. This program, produced in partnership with the African American Quilters of Baltimore, is open to all ages and skill levels. Attendees are invited to come together to create a community quilt to benefit Black Women Build . Enjoy an exhibition presentation, step-by-step quilt making instructions, learn about the culture and history of quilting, the Gee's Bend quilting community, and the civil rights movement. I will be giving a talk about the history and culture of quilting.  Hope you can join us! Suzanne Historian, African American Quilters of Baltimore *Coronavirus Disease 2019: Update in Maryland- 3/11/2021 390,490 confirmed cases  8,014 deaths    Update in New York State - 3/11/2021 1,720,199 confirmed cases  48,690 deaths     Total in United States: 29,21...

  Sweet Semblance Cover of newest book from my series Love Sonnets from Shakespeare to Baltimore sem·blance /ˈsembləns/ Learn to pronounce noun the outward appearance or apparent form of something, especially when the reality is different. *Coronavirus Disease 2019: Update in Maryland- 3/8/2021 388,035 confirmed cases  7,963 deaths    Update in New York State - 3/8/2021 1,700,091 confirmed cases  48,401 deaths     Total in United States: 29,046,014 confirmed cases, 525,728 deaths Total Worldwide: 117,126,959 confirmed cases, 2,599,255 deaths * All numbers are taken from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center