Carole Nicholas

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Title

Carole Nicholas

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

Identifier

2019oh0497_qsoshqm0005
VA22003-005

Subject

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

Interviewee

Carole Nicholas

Interviewer

Karen Musgrave

Location

Oakton, Virginia

Interview indexer

JT Eissenberg

Transcriber

Kim Greene

Interview Keyword

Healing Quilts in Medicine
Quilt shops
Under Sea Gardens quilt
Quilt groups
Home studios
Hand quilting
Machine quilting
Quilting techniques


Citation

“Carole Nicholas,” Quilters' S.O.S. -- Save Our Stories, accessed September 21, 2023, https://qsos.quiltalliance.org/items/show/2650.