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CA95415-24Lourdes Barragan
Description:Lourdes Barragan is a hispanic quiltmaker. She sells most of her quilts fairly successfully in California. The quilt she describes in this interview is a pictorial quilt depicting a desolate graveyard near the ranch where she was born.
VT05819-001Lucile LeisterOral History
Type:Oral History
DE10Lucinda MayanOral History
Type:Oral History
Peru-005Lucy Flor GarciaOral History
Type:Oral History
OK74361-DAR001Lucy StatonOral History
Type:Oral History
QSOS-125Lucy, Liza Oral History
Type:Oral History
CA95415-13Luis SanchezOral History
Type:Oral History
TX77010-002Luke HaynesOral History
Type:Oral History
QSOS-020Lura Schwarz SmithOral History
Type:Oral History
CA95415-11Luz Maria CarilloOral History
Type:Oral History
OR97008-OSSDAR07Lydia Cantrell-SmurthwaiteOral History
Type:Oral History
MI49016-014Lyn BrownOral History
Type:Oral History
Description:Lyn Brown, who grew up in Australia, talks about quiltmaking with her mother and sister.
2019oh1177_qsosscm0014Lyn Brown
TX77010-046Lynda NollOral History
Type:Oral History
AZ85044-024Lynn KoughOral History
Type:Oral History
CA95051-DAR002Lynn RobinsonOral History
Type:Oral History
TX77010-033Lynn WelschOral History
Type:Oral History
QSOS-114Lynne EdwardsOral HistoryArts and crafts.
Quilting.
Quilts.
Quilts--Design.
Artists
Decorative arts
Textile artists
Textiles
Type:Oral History
Subject:Arts and crafts.
Quilting.
Quilts.
Quilts--Design.
Artists
Decorative arts
Textile artists
Textiles
Description:Lynne Edwards describes how she first learned to create cathedral window quilts under the tutelage of an embroiderer. She talks about her attitude about art quilts versus utilitarian quilts when she first began and how that attitude changed over time. She talks about "breaking the rules" of traditional styles, as well as the importance of learning the basic skills and techniques before breaking the rules. She talks about the first quilt she made, in the 1970s. She talks about visiting a museum in America and being inspired by the American quilts there. Edwards talks about the use of quilting to survive through difficult times, as well as the counseling and support among the members of quilting groups. Edwards talks about the differences between the role of quilting in American history versus English history. She talks about how quilting was an important part of American history but is rarely documented or referenced in works of the time. Edwards talks about the criteria for a museum-quality quilt versus an art gallery-quality quilt. She talks about how criteria for judging quilt shows can be a negative influence on quilters. She talks about her beliefs on the kinds of expectations quilters should have about the preservation of their quilts when giving them as gifts. [show more]
DE19963-007M.L. KaczkaOral History
Type:Oral History
QSOS-096Mabeth OxenreiderOral History
Type:Oral History
VT05819-009Madeline HooperOral History
Type:Oral History
NM87111-001Madge LundyOral History
Type:Oral History
DE12Madge ZieglerOral History
Type:Oral History
AR71909-DAR001Maggie JonesOral History
Type:Oral History
OR97008-OSSDAR49Maggy WilcoxOral History
Type:Oral History
MI49016-044Marcia Lippen Oral History
Type:Oral History
NY14722-006Marcia WethliOral History
Type:Oral History
QSOS-027Margaret DochertyOral History
Type:Oral History
TX77010-049Margaret (Peggy) Fetterhoff
OR97008-OSSDAR02Margaret AsielloOral History
Type:Oral History
Description:Margaret Asiello is a quilter from Portland, Oregon. She is a member of the Oregon State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Beaver Chapter. Asiello enjoys most the fine detail and sense of accomplishment she feels when quilting. She values historical significance, color, and design in quilts. Asiello also believes in a variety of uses for quilting and does not condemn machine quilting. In fact, she says it expands the quilter's artistic arsenal. [show more]
VA20783-001Margaret B. ToddOral History
Type:Oral History
KY40205-001Margaret BlandfordOral History
Type:Oral History
2019oh0543_qsosiqf0027
QSOS_027
Margaret DochertyFabrics
Fabric arts
Families
Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Women
Women's history
Women’s voices
Sewing
Arts & crafts
Communities
Physicians
Great Britain
Subject:Fabrics
Fabric arts
Families
Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Women
Women's history
Women’s voices
Sewing
Arts & crafts
Communities
Physicians
Great Britain
Description:Jana Hawley interviews Margaret Docherty, a quilter from Durham, England. She talks about the quilt which she has brought for the interview, the prize-winning "Little Brown Birds" applique quilt. She talks about her personal life and quilting, including how she began quilting, how quilting impacts her family life, and how she uses quilting to relax from the stress of her job as a physician. She also discusses cultural aspects of quilting, such as quilting's impact on women's history, the quilting tradition of the United Kingdom, and the future of needle arts and quilting. Docherty talks about technical aspects of quilting, including her favorite quilting techniques, how she creates her quilting designs, and the style of quilts she creates. [show more]
FL34106-018Margaret LeeOral History
Type:Oral History
QSOS-097Margaret RolfeOral History
Type:Oral History
AZ85016-001Margaret WoodOral History
Type:Oral History
NM87111-003Margarete BresciaOral History
Type:Oral History
QSOS-079Margarete HeinischOral History
Type:Oral History
DE05Marge GordonOral History
Type:Oral History
TX77010-065Margery Hedges