Clara Ford Foundation

Dedicated to the preservation of antique African American quilts and the art of quilting. Established 2005.

Saturday, July 02, 2005

Southern Comfort

a Forever Friendship Quilt

Southern Comfort is a Forever Friendship quilt made for a special friend who had to have major surgery. This was definitely a quilting bee quilt. On the eve of our friend’s surgery, the friends gathered and pieced this quilt in one night. Those who couldn’t quilt, ironed. Martinis were consumed. Trash was talked! What fun we had! Love heals all.

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: Name: O.V. Brantley; Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Soon after beginning to quilt, I inherited eight of my grandmother's quilts. My grandmother Clara Ford was born December 12, 1892 and died May 20, 1966. She lived and quilted in Crossett, Arkansas. My mother was one of her six children. This site is dedicated to her memory,the preservation of her quilts and the preservation of antique quilts made by African Americans. I started quilting as a way to balance the stress in a high profile job. Along the way, I found my bliss. I love the notion of putting together pieces that may be ugly standing alone, but become gloriously beautiful when made a part of the whole. I love sharing my bliss by giving my quilts to others. I am a founding member of the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild in Atlanta. The members are predominantly African American, and their unique view of color and style is a source of constant inspiration for me. I am the founder of the Clara Ford Foundation, a foundation that honors my grandmother's quilts.

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Saturday, July 02, 2005

Southern Comfort

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