Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Quiltmakers
Quilts--United States
Quilting--United States
Quiltmakers--United States
Applique--Patterns
Decorative arts
Quilting shops
Quilts--Design
Appliqué.
Textile crafts.

Description:Carole Nicholas talks about her "Under Sea Gardens Quilt," why she quilted it, the techniques she used, and where it is now. She talks about her unique quilting origins and her membership in quilting groups. Nicholas talks about her home studio and what her family thinks about her quilting. She discusses the difference between artists and quiltmakers, as well as some advice for quilters starting out. Nicholas talks about her favorite quiltmakers and her favorite quilting techniques. She talks about why quiltmaking is important to her and what makes quilts artistically powerful. She talks about what she wants her legacy to be, as well as how her travels around the world have influenced her quilting. Nicholas wraps up her interview by talking about her lectures and the theme quilts she is making with her quilting group, Fiber Artists @ Loose Ends [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Quiltmakers
Quiltmaking process
Quilters
Quiltmaking
Art quilts
Artists
Arts and crafts
Craft and art
Quilts--United States
Quilts--United States--History--20th century.

Description:Houck describes the quilt she has brought to the interview, which is a remake of a 1930s quilt. She discusses the use of feed sacks in quilting and sewing. She talks about how she originally became interested in quilting. Houck began a quilt magazine for the Ladies' Circle Patchwork Quilts and spent twenty years working for them. It is because of this experience that she often gets called an "expert" on quilting. She says that she became an expert by learning how to handle, photograph, and research quilts. Due to Houck's expertise in quilting, she became a judge for quilt shows. Houck says she is part of two guilds, the Charlottesville Guild and the Crotez Guild. She has also made a quilt book of art for the Quilt Encyclopedia Illustrated. She says that it is not a how-to-quilt book, but a book that focuses on the beauty of quilts she photographed. She discusses trends in quilting. She talks about the importance of quilts in America, quilting's impact on women's history, and how quilt preservation has changed over time. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Women
Textiles
Crafts & decorating
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Gifts
Family
Embroidery
Needlework
American women, 1600-1900
Musicians
Artists
Nigeria
United States

Description:Evelyn Salinger interviews Christine Bradford, a quilter a seamstress, for the Quilters' S.O.S. Oral History Project. Bradford first talks about the quilt she brought in for the interview, which is inspired by her enjoyment of Starbucks' caramel macchiato drink. She then talks about her first experiences with quilting, including quilters in her family and how she learned to sew as a young girl. She talks about different aspects of quilting, including sewing groups, designing quilt patterns, and her preference of contemporary designs over traditional designs. She tells Salinger about quilts she has created as commissioned pieces. Bradford talks about the impact of quilting on her family life and why she does not enter her quilts into shows, since most of her quilts are personal creations for family members. She discusses quilting's impact on American women, gives advice to new quilters, and discusses other aspects of quilting which impact her life. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile crafts
Fabrics
Fabric arts
Quilts--United States--Exhibitions.
Art--Commissioning.
Crafts & decorating
Quilting today
Creativity
Families
Communities

Description:Megan Dwyre interviews Cindy Friedman, a quilter and fiber artist based in Pennsylvania. She discusses personal aspects of quilting, including how she began to quilt, her style and creative processes, and her feelings on what makes a great quilt and quilter. She talks about her accomplishments as a quilter, including her charity work, commissioned pieces, and how her quilts have been received in the quilting and art worlds. She talks with Dwyre about the art form of creating art quilts, including how these quilts have transformed the art world in recent years. She talks about the various mediums quilts interact with, particularly wearable arts and other forms of textile arts. Friedman also discusses her personal feelings about quilting as an art form, its impact on American and women's history, as well as its impact on her life. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Quiltmakers
Quiltmakers--United States
Textile fabrics
Art quilts
Arts and crafts

Description:DeSoto talks about the quilt she brought to the interview, its inspiration, and the materials and techniques she used. She talks about the quilting groups she belongs to as well as how quilting first interested her. DeSoto talks about the quilting classes she took, some of the quilters whose work she particularly is drawn to, and how her family reacts to her quilting. She talks about her creative process, what inspires her, and comments on quilting as an art or a craft. DeSoto talks about her involvement in the Healing Quilts In Medicine project, artist statements, and the great connection quilters have with one another. DeSoto talks about how quilting can reflect her community and why quilting is so important to her. DeSoto wraps up the interview by discussing how positive women coming together to make quilts is, and the positive impact it has had on women throughout history. [show more]

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Women
Women's history
Artists
Families
Communities
Creativity
Teachers
Periodical editors
Mennonites
Amish
National Quilt Museum

Description:Karen Bennick interviews Elsie Campbell, an award-winning quilter and former educator. Campbell discusses a quilt she created for her son, called "World Peace", which she created to commemorate his world travels. She recalls how she first became interested in quilting and her extensive interest in fabric arts from a young age. Campbell talks about her quilting influences, particularly Mennonite and Amish patterns from her childhood as a Mennonite. She talks about her creative processes in creating quilt designs and executing the designs. Campbell also details her job as an editor and writer for the "Quilting Today" magazine, in which she has been published several times. Campbell discusses her personal beliefs about quilting, including preferred design and sewing methods, how to teach quilting to future generations, and the importance of proper care and conservation of quilts by the public. [show more]

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Fabrics
Fabric arts
Families
Communities
American Folk Art Museum
Women
Women’s voices
Crafts & decorating
Sewing
Arts & crafts
Quilts--Design.
Women's history

Description:Patricia Plunk interviews Emily Parson, a quilter, at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. Parson talks about the quilt she brought for the interview, which features a butterfly design. Parson talks about her process of hand dyeing fabrics, which feature heavily in the quilts she creates. She discusses personal aspects of quilting, including how she began quilting, the importance of the quilting community in her life, and how quilting impacts her family. She discusses technical facets of quilting, such as her preferred methods of quilting, how she believes quilts should be preserved, and her favorite and least favorite aspects of quilting. She talks about cultural and artistic aspects of quilting, women's history in relation to quilting, and how she is artistically inspired to create quilt designs. Parson also discusses the importance of art quilts to quilting history and their place in textile museums. [show more]

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Women
Textiles
Crafts & decorating
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Women in art
Africans in art
Artists
Designers
Textile designers
Family
Africa
Sahel

Description:Quilt artist and designer Hollis Chatelain, whose quilt "Sahel" is featured in the 100 Best Quilts Collection, is interviewed by Paula Bosselman for the Quilters' S.O.S. Oral History Project. She discusses her time living in Africa and its major influence on her art and artistic processes. She describes how she dyes her own fabrics and paints her quilts, preferring to paint quilts over sewing them. Chatelain goes into great detail about differing cultural aspects between African and American cultures and why she is drawn to African imagery in her art. She discusses the technical aspects of quilt making and her other influences, such as color and nature. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilters
Quilts--Design.
Fabrics
Fabric arts
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Women
Artists
Sewing
Sewing machines
Families
Arts & crafts

Description:Phyllis J. Harris interviews Irma Gail Hatcher, an award-winning quilter at the Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. Hatcher's quilt, "Conway Album", was included in the 100 Best American Quilts of the 20th Century collection. In the interview, Hatcher discusses several of her quilts, including 2 quilts she created for her twin granddaughters. She discusses technical aspects of quilting, including how she creates her designs, the techniques she uses to create her quilts, and her design inspirations. She talks about the personal side of quilting, such as the qualities of a great quilter and quilt, and her career as a quilt teacher. She discusses her family and how her quilting impacts their lives. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Women
Textiles
Crafts & decorating
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Needlework
Sewing
Texas
Gifts
Heirlooms
Family
Family reunions

Description:Kay Jones interviews quilter Jean Vining, a former school teacher and award-winning quilt artist. She discusses the quilt she has brought in for the interview, a family quilt which she created for her sister's wedding anniversary. She talks about technical aspects of quilting, including how she creates her quilts and the techniques she uses to do so. Vining talks about the quilts she creates for family reunions as well as other crafts she enjoys, including knitting and sewing clothing. Vining talks about her life in Texas as a former school teacher and how her quilting has impacted her life, including her family and her relationship with her sister, who is also a quilter. [show more]

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Women
Books
Needlework
Families
Crafts & decorating
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Spirituality

Description:Le Rowell interviews Judy Dales, a renowned quilter at a quilt convention. She discusses how she got involved in quilting from a young age and the first quilt she owned. She talks about the challenges she faces in quilting, from doing challenging designs to writing a book about quilting and publishing it. She discusses the personal and emotional aspects of quilting through an anecdote about the quilt she created after the death of her mother. Dales talks about her involvement in the White House Collection of American Crafts, created by the Clinton administration. She discusses various aspects of quilting, including what makes a great quilt, whether quilting is an art or a craft, and the future of quilting. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Artists
Arts & crafts
Art--Commissioning
Quilts--Design
Fabrics
Fabric arts
Creativity
Male quiltmakers
Quilting today
Craft and art
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating

Description:Rebecca Salinger interviews Judy Mathieson, an award-winning quilter and teacher, about her life and career in quilting. Mathieson discusses her signature traditional quilt design, the "mariner's compass" design. She talks about how she creates her quilts and what inspires her, particularly the textiles she works with and the other traditional designs she uses in her quilts. Mathieson also discusses the quilting industry, including her feelings on male quiltmakers, how quilting impacts the lives of women, and the expressive qualities of quilt making. As a licensed quilt judge, Mathieson talks about what she looks for when judging a quilt, as well as the qualities of a great quilter and quilt. Mathieson discusses her future in quilting with the interviewer, her plans for future quilts, and any advice she has for quilters. [show more]

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts
Quiltmaking
Quiltmakers--United States
Virginia Quilt Museum
Quilts--United States
Wool quilts
Arts and crafts
Sewing

Description:Judy Stryker talks about the materials of her chosen quilt, the maker of the quilt, and how it came into her possession. She talks about first learning about quilting and when she started to quilt. Stryker talks about the guilds she is a member of and her involvement with the Virginia Quilt Museum. She talks about what she thinks makes a quilt great and what she thinks makes a quiltmaker great. Stryker talks about the first quilt she ever made and what has become of it now. [show more]

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Women
Women’s voices
Artists
Creativity
Fabrics
Fabric arts
Families
Communities
Gifts

Description:JoAnn Pospisil interviews Julie John Upshaw, an art quilt creator and winner of the best quilt award at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. Upshaw discusses her background as a painter and how it influences the quilts she creates. She talks about her unorthodox methods of creating quilts, preferring to honor creativity over accuracy or tradition. She discusses the role of quilts in her family, community, and personal life. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Quiltmakers
Quilting--United States
Quiltmakers--United States
Quilting--Patterns
Quilting--United States--Patterns
Quilts--United States

Description:Linda Fiedler talks about her chosen quilt, the fabrics used, the design, and how it got its name by helping her through a tough time. She describes her first remembrances of quilting, including the work her grandmother and her mother did, as well as talking about how she learned to quilt. Fiedler talks about her experiences teaching quiltmaking all over the country, as well as when she opened up a quilt shop. She talks about the importance of quilts in American life, their importance to women throughout history, and how we can ensure quilts have a place in America in the future. Fiedler talks about the guilds she is a member of, from a local level to the national level, as well as what she looks for in great quilts and quiltmakers for her shows and museums. She talks about her wearable art. Fiedler talks about the trends in quiltmaking and the divide, if any, between traditional quiltmaking and art quilts. She talks about how communities are built through quilting and quilters coming together. She talks about articles and other writing she has done on the subject of quilting. Fiedler talks about the awards she has won with her quilts, as well as her time judging quilt shows. She finishes the interview by talking about preserving quilts, her antique quilt collection, and if she has designed any quilt patterns herself. [show more]

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]

Type:Oral History

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]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Decorative arts
Textile artists
Needlework
Families
Crafts & decorating
Textiles
Voluntarism
Hobbies
Government contractors
Washington (D.C.)
Women

Description:Evelyn Salinger interviews Pansy Hector Lovelace, a quilter living in Washington, D.C. Lovelace discusses her background and how she got into quilting. She then discusses her favorite quilts she has made and the quilt she features in the interview. She talks about aspects of quilting, including scrap quilting, machine sewing, and why she donates her quilts instead of showing or selling them. Lovelace discusses her quilting classes and advice for new quilters. She talks about her involvement in volunteer work and other projects, as well as quilting groups. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Quilting purpose
African American quilts
African American quiltmakers
African Americans--Social conditions
Male quiltmakers
African American quilts--West African influences

Description:Roy Mitchell, Jr. says that he is a collector of Black memorabilia. As he studied Black culture, he began to wonder why Black people were always negatively correlated with watermelon. In response, Mitchell created the quilt "Watermelun Babies" to portray a more positive linkage between watermelon and Black people. Mitchell says that the "Watermelun Babies" quilt has been used in the National Quilters Association show. He says that the "Watermelun Babies" quilt is traveling to multiple shows, whereas the smaller quilt has been used in school systems to teach kids about negative stigmas and how to make them positive. Mitchell says that a friend of his introduced him to quilting when he needed to find an outlet for stress relief. His method of stitching is couching, a hand piecing practice. Mitchell gives insight into how he ended up joining the King of Quilts. He describes his quilting studio. Mitchell says he travels to Africa every year and stays for a month. During his first-ever visit, he was fascinated by the African tie-dyeing method called "batik" and was inspired to create his own designs. Learning the technique is the biggest challenge to quilt makers, Mitchell claims. Mitchell says he wants to be remembered for not being afraid of a challenge and being a male quilter in a female-dominated area. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Decorative arts
Textiles
Textile artists
Community
Family
Family histories
Women

Description:Paulette Lancaster interviews Sally Ambrose, a quilter and quilt appraiser, for the Quilters' S.O.S. Oral History Project. Ambrose discusses the quilt she has brought in for the interview and its deep meaning to her family. She talks about her experiences in learning to quilt, her preferred techniques in quilting, and who and what she has created quilts for. She discusses her career as a quilt appraiser and the quilting community to which she belongs. Ambrose details the emotional aspects of quilting. Sally Ambrose started quilting in 1984 when she moved to Washington. Her grandmother was a quilter and she believes the story makes the quilt. In this interview she describes an unfinished quilt with a long history that she acquired and completed. [show more]

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Quilts--Design.
Families
Women
Artists
Sewing
Sewing machines
Machine sewing
Grandfathers
Embroidery
Arts & crafts
Quilting today
Internet
Intellectual property
Fabrics
Fabric arts

Description:Jo Frances Greenlaw interviews Sandra Leichner, an award-winning quilter. Leichner discusses her quilt "Pharaoh" in great detail, which won best in show for the quilt festival where the interview takes place. Leichner talks about how she began quilting and her creative and technical processes in her quilting, including her favorite aspects of quilting, her ability to hand quilt as well as machine quilt, and her personal quilting style and influences. She talks about the quilters in her family. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Quilting--Patterns
Quiltmakers
Quilts in interior decoration
Strip quilting
Log cabin quilts
Virginia Quilt Museum
Museums
Quiltmaker's club
Quilts--United States--History--20th century.

Description:Shirley Johnston Shelly begins by sharing her childhood, education, and career background. Shelly says the first time she saw quilting was when she was in high school. Her friend's mother had made a quilt for her twin beds that were in patchwork style with Nine Patch at the bottom. Shelly was inspired by the beauty of the quilts and eventually had worn them out. Once she retired, she got involved with the Cardinal Quilters. She mentions that quilting gave her a hobby, and she learned how to quilt from meetings and workshops from the guild. Shelly describes the quilt she has brought to the interview, a Log Cabin-designed wall hanging with autumn-like colors. The quilt is strip quilted and strip pieced. A few years later, Shelly became a bobbin lace maker and took classes at a church. Once she learned how to make lace, she added strips of plain Torchon lace to the quilt. Her quilt has been shown in quilt shows. Shelly talks about others' quilts she has bought from quilt shows and auctions. Shelly was vice president of Cardinal Quilters twice, and then president for two terms. She says that people that completed projects were given a moon or star as motivation for people to quilt. She taught Crumb Piecing and make a basket. She was a historian for the Virginia Quilt Documentation Research Project and had to document all quilts she could find in Virginia. She would train others on how to document quilts as well, which included photography, identification, and description. She found quilts from the Civil War and possibly the Revolutionary War period. [show more]

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]

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Textile artists
Creative ability
Folk art

Description:Karen Musgrave interviews Suzanne Staud, a quilt maker, for the Quilt Alliance's Quilters' S.O.S. Project. Staud discusses her personal contributions to the Quilt Alliance's raffle quilt for their 2003 conference in San Francisco, California. She talks about her inspiration for the quilt, Harriet Powers, and her love of folk art. She details individual parts of her quilt and the inspirations for each part. She then talks about her personal feelings about the raffle quilt as a whole and further details how she was influenced by folk artist Harriet Powers. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Women
Textiles
Crafts & decorating
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Artists
Visual arts
Storytelling
American women 1600-1900
Women’s voices

Description:Amy Henderson interviews Teddy Pruett, a quilt maker at the American Quilt Study group conference in Williamsburg, Virginia. Pruett discusses the quilt she brought for the interview, which showcases her humorous, unique style of quilt making. She talks about how she began to quilt and how her style developed through her unconventional methods. Pruett also talks about how quilting influences her every day life as a creator and a quilt appraiser. She discusses the artistic qualities of a great quilt and a quilter and gives her opinion on the importance of storytelling in quilt making. She gives advice to future quilters and quilt historians, emphasizing the importance of stories and personal expression in the art. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Women
Women’s voices
Artists
Families
American women, 1600-1900
Teachers
Gifts
Creativity

Description:Terrie Newman, a quilting teacher and quilter, is interviewed for the Quilters' S.O.S. Oral History Project. Newman talks about the quilt she brought in for the interview, entitled "Sentimental Me." She discusses the technical aspects of quilting, including hand quilting techniques, the use of photo transfers, and creating her own quilt designs. Newman also talks about the personal aspects of quilting, including how she got started in quilting, her career as a quilting teacher, and the inspirations behind the quilts she creates. Newman touches on the cultural aspects of quilting, such as the impact of quilting on American history, the various quilting guilds she participates in, and her quilt collection. [show more]

Subject:Quilts
Quilting
Women
Textiles
Textile artists
Artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Performing arts
Visual arts
Storytelling

Description:Karen Musgrave interviews Yvonne Porcella, a member of the Quilters Hall of Fame, about the 2003 Quilt Alliance's raffle quilt. Porcella describes her artistic contributions to the quilt's design and what they mean to her, personally. She also discusses quilting as an art form and the importance of visual storytelling within the art of quilting. [show more]

Subject:Quilts in interior decoration
Quiltmakers
Quilted Goods

Description:In this interview, recorded in front of an audience at the Quilt Alliance's annual fundraiser, Quilters Take Manhattan, journalist and Quilt Alliance president interviews quilt designer Denyse Schmidt about her background in graphic design and dance, her inspiration for her quilt design, her design process, and the role of quilts in American life. [show more]

Subject:Quilts--Design
Art festivals.
Quilts--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
Quilts.
Quilting.
Quilts--Design.
Quilts--United States--History--20th century.
Quilting--United States--Patterns.
Quilts in art
Craft and art
Craft festivals.

Description:Burnstein discusses her career as a quilter. She talks about how she started quilting, and her thoughts on quilting and history. She also describes her work as an art therapist, as well as working with the art quilts at the Sedgwick Quilt Show.

Subject:Quilts--Design.
Quilts
Quilting
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Women
Sewing
Sewing machines
Families
Artists
Gifts
College majors
Quilting as art
Fabrics
Fabric arts

Description:Kay Jones interviews Nancy Martin, a quilter and quilt book writer from New Jersey. Martin discusses her personal connections to quilting, including how she began quilt, how quilting has impacted her family life, and her quilt business and books she has written. She talks about her formal education in elementary education and how it has influenced her quilting abilities and ability to teach quilting classes. She also talks about broader aspects of quilting, including what makes a great quilter as well as a great quilt and museum quilt. She talks about the cultural impact of quilting on her community, particularly her involvement in quilt shows, quilting guilds, and sharing quilting knowledge with future generations. She discusses the importance of quilting on education, American culture, and American women in particular. [show more]

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts--Design.
Quilts
Quilting
Fabrics
Fabric arts
Textiles
Textile artists
Decorative arts
Crafts & decorating
Women
Artists
Women's history
Sewing
Arts & crafts
San Francisco (Calif.)
Families
Communities
Germany

Description: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. [show more]

Subject:Quilts--United States--Exhibitions.
Quilts in art
Quilts--Design.

Description:Joyce Starr Johnson talks about how her quilting is inspired by and affects her family. She discusses the value of an unfinished quilt, and for her, the use of a quilt is more important than preserving it.

Subject:Quilts--United States--History--20th century.
Quilts--United States
Quilters
Quilting.
Quiltmakers
Quiltmaking
Quiltmaking process
Quiltmaking purpose
Quilts
Families.
Fire fighters.

Description:Fred Fuston and Karla Poggen each contribute to this interview. Raymond Fuston was the father of Fred Fuston, and the grandfather of Karla Poggen. Raymond Fuston created an appliqued quilt top in 1933-1948, while he was on duty at the Paris, Texas firehouse. It is red and white - standard firefighter colors - and features international symbols of firefighting. Raymond Fuston made two other quilts while the family lived at the fire station. They are scrap patchwork quilts and include some fabric from feed sacks and flour sacks. The family intends to donate the firefighters' quilt along with a fire truck (built by Raymond) to a local museum. Raymond Fuston's fireman's quilt top was stored in a cedar chest from 1945 to 1990. Significantly stained, it was cleaned and restored to its original white. The family had it professionally quilted in 1993. A lifelong sewer, Karla Poggen started quilting in 1996 after seeing some nontraditional quilts in a shop. Poggen learned to quilt mostly from books. She likes watercolor and kaleidoscope quilts. Most of her quilts are wall hangings. She feels great quilters are anyone who is passionate about quilting. Quilting is Poggen's expressive outlet. She sees quilts emerging as a recognized art form today. [show more]

Subject:Quilts.
Quilting arts workshop
Quilting.
Textiles.
Craft and art
Crafts & decorating

Description:Robinson reflects on her experience quilting, including how it helped her during her battle against breast cancer, and the awards she has won for quilting.

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts.
Quilting arts workshop
Quiltmakers.
Quilting.
Quilt Expo
Quilts in art
Quilts--Design.
Quilting--United States--Patterns.
Textiles.
Arts and crafts.

Description:Anita Murphy is an accomplished quilter and teacher. She began quilting because of an aunt who taught her, and she was given quilts from Dr. Ruth Hartgraves, who was held in high regard by the University of Texas.

Subject:Quilts.
Arts and crafts.
Quilting.
Quilts in art
Quilts--Design.
Sewing machines.
Textiles.

Description:England is a quilter whose pictorial quilt was named in the 20th Century's Best American Quilts. She then began to teach and create patterns, which blossomed into her own business.

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts.
Quilting.
Quilts--Design.
Quilting--United States--Patterns
Quilts--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions
Quilts--United States--History--20th century.
Quilting--United States--Patterns.
Quilts--United States--History--20th century--Exhibitions.
Quilts in art
Craft and art
Craft festivals.
Art festivals.

Description:Schwartzman discusses her origins as a quilter, as well as her interest in flower quilts. She describes her work at the Sedgwick Cultural Center as director of the museum art guild, and her role in organizing quilt shows for the museum. She notes her opinions on quilt preservation and quilting's place in American life. [show more]

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts.
Textiles.
Quilts--Design.
Quilting.
Arts and crafts.
New England.

Description:Sienkiewicz is a quilter and an author. She teaches women how to quilt, specifically appliqué. She is responsible for the revival of the Baltimore Album style quilt, in which each quilting block is unique and brought together with others to create an album of sorts. She focuses on appliqué and even hired out for some of her non-appliqué quilting. Though her love for quilting descended from elderly relatives, she did not pass it on to her children. She hopes her legacy will live on through her grandchildren. She finds happiness in her profession as a quilter. [show more]

Type:Oral History

Subject:Quilts.
Textiles.
Quilts--Design.
Quilts in art
Quilting.
Arts and crafts.

Description:Hall spends much of her time quilting or writing quilting books. She expects to see change in the quilting community with the new wave of art quilts and believes that preservation should come second to actual use.

Subject:Quilts.
Craft and art
Crafts & decorating
Quilting arts workshop
Quilting.
Textiles.
Quilts--Design.
Quilts in art

Description:Gawlik shares her unique perspective on quilting, having started in America with her grandmother, she then moved to Japan and started working with natural materials. Her background in graphic design allows her to have an interesting relationship with the art form of quilting. [show more]