Colored Girl Lawyer Rocks! documents my lawyer life in cloth. I love including words in quilts. I often marvel at how far I have come. This quilt embraces my success.

I chose to make the quilt mostly white because that is the world my professional life took me — mostly white. The scales of justice include the words “justice” and “peace”. I chose not to add the popular rallying cry “No justice! No Peace!” Because I choose to be positive. If there is justice, there will be peace.

I included birds in the quilt because for me they symbolize freedom and flight. I included flowers to remind that the feminine is important in a man’s world.

Stars are sprinkled throughout the background because to be a star is to be excellent at your craft.

I added the word dream because when I decided to be a lawyer growing up in the segregated south, I had never seen a lawyer that looks like me. I could only dream and imagine. Now I have and I like her.

My friend Maxine Moore quilted the scales of justice, a gavel and books into the background on her long arm machine. How cool is that!

There is a hanging sleeve on the back for easy display and a label that documents the quilt. I signed it on the front and added a charm that says “money, success,, happiness”.

This quilt is one-of-a kind.