Margaret Docherty

Margaret Docherty

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.

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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

Margaret Docherty

Jana Hawley

Pam Neil

Needle arts

United Kingdom

British quilts

American quilts

Baltimore quilts

Art quilts

Traditional quilts

Creative outlets

Creative processes

Machine quilting

Hand quilting

Quilting techniques

Relaxing activities