| IL62288-DAR001 | Dorothy Karsten | Oral History | |
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Type:Oral History |
Description:Note: Dorothy Karsten entered her quilt in the 116th Continental Congress, 2007 American Heritage Committee's fiber arts/quilt contest. The contest theme was, "A Heritage Remembered." Dorothy tied for second place with this quilt.
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| UDEL-008 | Dorothy Orr | Oral History | |
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| IA50112-006 | Dorothy Palmer | Oral History | |
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| QSOS-104 | Dorothy Stapleton | Oral History | |
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| MI49016-015 | Dorothy Weeks | Oral History | |
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| NC28803-021 | Dort Lee | Oral History | |
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| ME04556-001 | Duncan Slade | | |
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Description:In this interview, quilt artist Duncan Slade explains to Karen Musgrave how Nuveen Inc. commissioned a quilt for their headquarters in Chicago. The result was "Waterfall," a very large piece that incorporated digital and traditional quilting techniques. Slade also explains his place between the art and quilt worlds and his relationship with his co-worker and wife, Gayle Fraas. He ends the interview with his views on the importance of finding the right venue for artistic quilts and how his work changes him, but emphasizes his absence of ego. [show more]
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| FL34106-011 | Ede Yeomans | Oral History | |
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| NC27408-DAR001 | Edith Lee Casey | Oral History | |
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| DE04 | Edna Kotrola | Oral History | |
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| IL62201-01 | Edna Patterson-Petty | Oral History | |
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| BOQ-008 | Edna Patterson-Petty | | |
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| NM87111-011 | Edwinna Saucier | Oral History | |
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| BOQ-018 | Eileen Doughty | | |
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VA22818-001 | Eileen Doughty | | Quilting
Quilts
Quiltmakers
Quiltmaking
Quilters
Quiltmaking process |
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Subject:Quilting
Quilts
Quiltmakers
Quiltmaking
Quilters
Quiltmaking process |
Description:Eileen Doughty says the quilt she brought to the interview is named "Niggle's Leaf" and was inspired by a story that she read as a teenager, called "Leaf by Niggle" by J.R.R Tolkien. Doughty shares that she has been quilting since 1986 and that her mother got her into it. After she graduated college, her mother mentioned that she was taking a quilting class, and it inspired Doughty to take one as well. Doughty says that she walked into a quilt store and after speaking with a customer, happened to start doing quilt commissions. She talks about becoming a regional representative for Studio Art Quilting Association (SAQA). Doughty also belongs to a metropolitan quilt group that she helped found in 2001 called Quilt Art (Q&A). She talks about her family's support of her quilting. She talks about her inspiration, including other artists and art history classes. Doughty describes her studio. She describes her preparation and process for quilting. Doughty gives advice for beginner quilters. [show more]
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| AQATS19119-026 | Eileen Lauterborn | Oral History | |
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| QSOS-036 | Elaine Carlson | Oral History | |
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| VT05819-026 | Elaine Evans | Oral History | |
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| TX76121-070 | Elaine Garrison | Oral History | |
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| OR97008-OSSDAR55 | Elaine Mitchell | Oral History | |
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| NC28803-006 | Elaine Zinn | Oral History | |
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| WI53005-001 | Eldrid Johnson | Oral History | |
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| QSOS-004 | Eleanor Burns | Oral History | Quilting
Quiltmakers
Appliqué
Appliqué--Patterns
Machine appliqué--Patterns
Machine quilting
Machine quilting--Patterns
Quilting--Patterns
Quilting--Periodicals
Sewing
Sewing machines
Strip quilting
Strip quilting--Patterns |
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Type:Oral History Subject:Quilting
Quiltmakers
Appliqué
Appliqué--Patterns
Machine appliqué--Patterns
Machine quilting
Machine quilting--Patterns
Quilting--Patterns
Quilting--Periodicals
Sewing
Sewing machines
Strip quilting
Strip quilting--Patterns |
Description:Eleanor Burns owns the company "Quilt in a Day" and was the star of the PBS show of the same name. In this interview, she talks about the influence of Ruby McKim on her work. Burns considers herself a quilt historian, and she highly values tradition and antiques. She talks about women's legacies within and outside of quilting. [show more]
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| OR97008-OSSDAR15 | Eleanor Fuhrer | Oral History | |
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| DE19958-004 | Eleanor Goldsmith | Oral History | |
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| TN38119-DAR001 | Eleanor Wertz Alpha | Oral History | |
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Type:Oral History |
Description:Eleanor Wertz Alpha is a retired business education teacher living in Memphis, Tennessee. Although all of the women in her family were quiltmakers, she did not begin to quilt until she retired from 30 years of teaching. Alpha praises new quiltmaking technologies, including machine embroidery and the automatic threader, because she developed carpal tunnel during her time as a teacher. She works on quilts in her sunroom and creates them for personal use and to give as gifts for her family. [show more]
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| MI49016-019 | Eleanor Wilkinson | Oral History | |
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| CO80304-001 | Elizabeth Akana | Oral History | |
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Type:Oral History |
Description:Elizabeth Akana began quilting in 1968 in Hawaii and has been a professional quilter since in 1969. She learned to quilt from her friend and neighbor who quilted, and together they started a business selling patterns. Later, the Hawaiian police and fire departments commissioned Elizabeth to make quilts, and she became very committed to the storytelling presented in her designs. While most of her quilts were made with the help of others, Akana made her quilt “In God We Trust” entirely by herself, and she received some notoriety for it in the early 1990s. [show more]
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| OR97008-OSSDAR40 | Elizabeth Allen | Oral history | |
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Type:Oral history |
Description:Elizabeth Allen is a self taught quilter, choosing to learn from books and magazines rather than a class. She began quilting in her early to mid-forties to make a quilt for her niece who was having a baby. Allen has continued to make quilts for her family, and plans to leave the ones she has kept to her children and grandchildren. To Allen, color is an important aspect of quilt making, and she favors more traditional styles. [show more]
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| VA22003-008 | Elizabeth Byrom | Oral History | |
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| TX76121-063 | Elizabeth Garber | Oral History | |
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| DC20002-028 | Elizabeth J. Braxton | Oral History | |
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| VA22302-001 | Elizabeth Lindstrom Ford | Oral History | |
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| BOQ-031 | Elizabeth Warner | | |
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| TX76121-032 | Elke Mayer | Oral History | |
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| BOQ-048 | Ellaree Pray | Oral History | |
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| CO-001 | Ellen Danforth | Oral History | |
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| SC-001 | Ellen Kochansky | | |
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| NC28803-011 | Ellen Levine | Oral History | |
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| FL32904-001 | Ellen Lindner | Oral History | |
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