Shirley Kelly

Shirley Kelly

JoAnn Pospisil interviews Shirley Kelly, a former art educator and quilter, about her life and her quilting career. Kelly discusses the quilt she brought in for the interview, which features various family pets and other animals. She talks about her favorite aspect of quilting, applique, and how quilting and applique fit into her daily life. She discusses the artistic aspects of quilting as well, including what makes a great quilt and quilter. Kelly also speaks on art quilts and their importance in American life and women's history. She talks about the preservation of quilts, quilting guilds, and the impact of quilting on her own life.

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Male quiltmakers

Quilts

Quilting

Families

Arts--Commissioning

Quilts--design

Fabrics

Fabric arts

Textiles

Quilting today

Arts & crafts

Decorative arts

Quilts in art

Quilts in interior decoration

Textile artists

Communities

Artists

Art teachers

Shirley Kelly

JoAnn Pospisil

Pam Neil

Quilts as art

Quilt guilds

Preservation of quilts

Museum quilts

Men in quilting

Women in quilting

Creative processes

Commissioned quilts

Quilting as a career

Art quilts

Traditional quilts

Daily routines

Art educators

Machine quilting

Hand quilting

Quilts in American life

Quilting culture

Horses in art

Family pets

Family quilts

Textile arts

Needle arts

Contemporary quilts

Utility quilts

Creativity

Artistic talents