Roberta Horton

Roberta Horton

Marilyn Geary interviews Roberta Horton, a quilter and quilt teacher, about her quilts and her quilting career. Horton first talks about the quilt she brought to the interview, titled "Frau Horton." She discusses her experiences travelling to Germany and teaching quilting classes there, which inspired the creation of her quilt. She also talks about various fabrics from around the world and how she incorporates these fabrics into her quilts. She details her creative process in both choosing fabrics and turning these fabrics into quilts. Horton talks about her general attitudes towards quilting, including her favorite aspects of quilting, the proper preservation of quilts, the qualities of a great quilt and quilter, and the importance of quilting in women's history. She speaks on personal aspects of quilting, such as the future of her "Frau Horton" quilt, her hometown's influence on her quilt designs, and her relationship with her sister, who is also a quilter.

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