Paula Golden

Paula Golden

Paula Golden says that the name of her quilt is "Dancing To My Spirit" and was inspired by a soapstone carving from the Inuit culture. She talks about the techniques she used in creating the quilt, as well as the things she learned during the process. She talks about the message of the quilt.

Golden shares that she grew up overseas and lived in Germany for ten years. She says that traveling was a rich opportunity to learn about other cultures and countries. At 22, she tried to make her first quilt. She met her husband in 1980 and moved to Hawaii and took a Hawaiian quilting class. She talks about a quilt she created using a Hawaiian design. Golden was the recipient of the 2001 Teacher of the Year award from Professional Quilt Magazine. She says that she began teaching a year after taking a class in Hawaii and researched Hawaiian quilting. Golden has been on Jinny Beyer's staff since 1995. She talks about what makes a great quilt, the art of quilting, and quilting as a craft. She talks about her involvement in various quilters' groups and guilds.

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Paula Golden

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Harrisonburg, Virginia

Interview index by Ta'mya Ross with the support of the Virginia Quilt Museum

Dancing To My Spirit

Dancing To My Spirit (Quilt)

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