Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Quiltmakers
Quiltmakers--United States
Virginia Quilt Museum
Quilting--Patterns
Quilting--United States--Patterns
Quilts--United States
Sewing
Double wedding ring quilts
Appliqué.

Description:Margie Hockman introduces herself and her touchstone quilt, which uses her favorite Double Wedding Ring pattern. She talks about her upbringing and her first quilts. Hockman talks about the various quilting guilds she has belonged to and her roles in them. She talks about what special meaning quilts have in women's history, as well as some of the historical-type quilts she has made. Hockman talks about how quilts can be preserved physically and how quilting as an activity can be preserved throughout the generations. She talks about her experiences exhibiting quilts at various museums and exhibitions. Hockman talks about hand quilting versus machine quilting and why they should be judged separately. [show more]

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Subject:Fabrics
Fabric arts
Quilts
Quilting
Families
Communities
Sewing
Creativity
Artistry
Artists
Arts & crafts
Women
Women's history
Women's voices
Textiles
Textile arts
Divorce
Career changes

Description:Judy Holley interviews Marilyn Doheny, a quilter, quilt teacher, and quilt book author. Doheny discusses the quilt she has brought for the interview, which she was commissioned to create in order to showcase the fabrics in a new fabric line for the convention she is attending in Houston, Texas. Doheny talks about how she began quilting and teaching quilting 24 years prior to the interview, detailing her experience giving quilt lectures throughout Europe. She discusses quilting's impact on her family life, as it played a role in her divorce and has altered the lives of her children. She talks about her role in improving quilting techniques, particularly the rotary cutter. Doheny discusses broader opinions about quilting, including what makes a great quilt, how quilts should be used, and quilting's impact on the lives of women. Doheny gives quilters advice about the creative process and tells the interviewers anecdotes about her experiences as a quilt lecturer. [show more]

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Description:Marilyn Mowry talks about her love of antique quilts, including her membership in the “19th-century Patchwork Divas" group.

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Description:In this interview, Marjorie Freeman shares her quilt "Yes We Can and In My Lifetime"

Subject:Quilting
Quiltmakers
Quilted goods
Quiltmakers--United States
Quilts
Craft and art
Craft and decorating
Artists

Description:Marjorie Elliott, interviewed by Ann Shibut, shares her story of quilting. She introduces a quilt she created based on her childhood memory of her father's attic, describing the fabrics, inspiration, and quilting methods. Afterwards, Elliott and Shibut discuss a variety of topics such as the qualities of a great quilter, how quilting impacts her life, and how to preserve quilts. [show more]

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Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Women
Artists
Sewing
Arts & crafts
Quilts--Design.
Great Britain
Women's history
Scottish Americans
Sewing machines
Machine sewing
Quilts as art

Description:Hester Able interviews Marlene Peterman, a quilter and quilting teacher, for the Quilters' S.O.S. Oral History Project. Peterman discusses personal aspects of her quilting, including how she began quilting, her personal style of quilting, and her daily routine of quilting. She talks about her broader feelings about quilting, including what she believes to be qualities of a great quilter, as well as a great quilt. She discusses personal quilt use as well as preservation. She also talks about the history of quilting in the United Kingdom, and the impact of quilting on American women’s history. [show more]

Type:Oral History