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QSOS_025 | Shoko Ferguson | | Quilts.
Quilting.
Quilts--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
Quilts--Design.
Quilting arts workshop
Quilts--United States--History--20th century.
Quilting--United States--Patterns.
Appliqué--Patterns. |
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Subject:Quilts.
Quilting.
Quilts--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
Quilts--Design.
Quilting arts workshop
Quilts--United States--History--20th century.
Quilting--United States--Patterns.
Appliqué--Patterns. |
Description:Ferguson discusses her interest in quilting through her mother-in-law, as well as balancing quilting as a mother of three children. She describes the two quilts that she brought to the Quilt Festival Houston. She talks about how quilting has helped her become an American and become acquainted with American culture. [show more]
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| TX76121-029 | Shyrlee Stanley | Oral History | |
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| IA51101-004 | Signe Millard | Oral History | |
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| IL60608-002 | Socorro Carlos | Oral History | |
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| AFPBP-25 | Sonia Callahan | | |
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| CA94121-001 | Sonya Lee Barrington | Oral History | |
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Type:Oral History |
Description:Sonya Lee Barrington is a self-taught quilter from San Francisco, California who began quiltmaking in 1968. She began in apparel, and became interested after seeing many quilts in antique shops. Barrington does strictly hand quilting and makes many environmental quilts inspired by her desert surroundings. She is a member of the Baulines Craft Guild, which includes quilters as well as other craft makers. [show more]
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| TX78765-001 | Spike Gillespie | Oral History | |
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| BOQ-025 | Stephanie Grissom | | |
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| BOQ-034 | Suanne Reed | Oral History | |
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| QSOS-065 | Sue Nickels | Oral History | |
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| MO64055-DAR001 | Sue Engelman | Oral History | |
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| OR97008-OSSDAR26 | Sue Glen | Oral History | |
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| KY41522-005 | Sue Hackney | Oral History | |
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| IA51101-001B | Sue Herbst | Oral History | |
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| IA51101-001A | Sue Herbst | Oral History | |
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| AFPBP-20 | Sue Lemmo | Oral History | |
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| MD20850-002 | Sue Pierce | Oral History | |
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| KY41522-001 | Sue Ramey | Oral History | |
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| DE19711-001 | Sue Stiner | Oral History | |
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| QSOS-074 | Susan Davis | Oral History | |
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| IN46350-001 | Susan Atwell | | |
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Description:Susan Atwell is a quiltmaker from La Porte, Indiana. She learned to quilt from her mother and grandmother, she recalls fond memories of trips to the fabric store with them, and began quilting herself when she was in her thirties and loves longarm quilting. In this interview she discusses at length her quilt, "Silk Scarves Revisited," which is a bed-sized quilt comprised completely of old, damaged silk scarves from her aunt, and used the project as a way of mourning her grandmother. She discusses the difficulty in working with silk and its difference from cotton fabrics. [show more]
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| VA24149-001 | Susan Brittingham | Oral History | |
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| NC28723-005 | Susan Carr | Oral History | |
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Type:Oral History |
Description:Susan Carr is a quilter from North Carolina who makes appliqued quilts that are hand quilted. Originally from Florida, she is involved in an active community of quiltmakers who use their talents to support their communities. In addition to making quilts for charities, Susan Carr finds personal satisfaction in the work and enjoys taking on new challenges by learning new techniques. Family plays a central role in her life and she sees her quilts as a way to preserve her own history by passing quilts down to future generations. [show more]
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| MA01749-002 | Susan Cummings | Oral History | |
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| QSOS-123 | Susan Derkacz | Oral History | Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Women
Artists
Women’s voices
Creativity
American women, 1600-1900
Southwestern States.
Families
Gifts |
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Type:Oral History Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Women
Artists
Women’s voices
Creativity
American women, 1600-1900
Southwestern States.
Families
Gifts |
Description:Sandy Mehall interviews Susan Derkacz, a quiltmaker, for the Quilters' S.O.S. Oral History Project. Derkacz discusses many aspects of quilting, including technical aspects such as machine vs. hand quilting, the importance of craftsmanship in quilting, and the techniques she used in creating the quilt she brought to discuss in the interview. She also talks about the cultural aspects of quilting, including stories behind quilts, the importance of quilts in American women's history, and how quilts should be conserved for the future in museums and cultural exhibits. Derkacz talks about her personal experiences with quilting, like discussing the first quilt she created and how quilting has impacted and influenced her family life. [show more]
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| CA95060-001 | Susan Else | Oral History | |
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| AFPBP-45 | Susan Gourley | Oral History | |
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| VA22801-008 | Susan Hinkel | Oral History | |
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| MD20816-003 | Susan Hinzman | Oral History | |
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| Susan Hudson | Susan Hudson | | |
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| MI49016-060 | Susan Jorena | Oral History | |
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| CA95415-32 | Susan Kerr | Oral History | |
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| MD21601-001 | Susan McKelvey | Oral History | |
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| MD21601-002 | Susan McKelvey | Oral History | |
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| OH43068-005 | Susan Nash | | |
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| BOQ-003 | Susan Shie | Oral History | |
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Type:Oral History |
Description:In this interview, Susan Shie discusses at length her quilt "The Potluck/ World: Card #21 in The Kitchen Tarot," one in her series of quilts based on tarot cards. This and other of her quilts feature political imagery from the 2008 presidential election. Her support of Barack Obama and the quilt she made featuring him in its imagery are important to understand her perspective on this time period. She also discusses her family, her interest in quilting, and her environmental advocacy. [show more]
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| QSOS-142 | Susan Turnquist | Oral History | |
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| BOQ-001 | Susan Walen | | |
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| MD20850-001 | Susie Krage | Oral History | |
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| CA94118-001 | Suzan Friedland | Oral History | |
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