Thursday Thirteen – 13 Quilters of Note in My Life
September 25, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
Of course there are more than 13 quilters/fabric artists of note. Some of these have come into my life, others I’ve learned from, still more I enjoy their work or reading about them.
Are there Quilters of Note in your life? They may not be well-known or famous, but have played a role in your quilting.
- Nanny, my grandmother who taught me to quilt.
- Mother, who encouraged me to get involved with quilting again during the Bicentennial Years of 1975-76.
- Mary Golden, who lived near me and got together with me in the early days of my quilting.
- Michael James, from whom I took a quilting class that opened up new design vistas many years ago.
- Auntie, my aunt who let me join her quilting bees when I was 8-years old.
- Beth, my daughter who inspires me by introducing me to new techniques.
- Ruth Findley, a quilt collector/author I’ve enjoyed reading about and whose exhibit I saw at a quilt show in Dallas. She wrote, Old Patchwork Quilts and the Women Who Made Them.
- Bertha Corbett, actually an illustrator, who made Sunbnnet Sue so popular.
- Kara, my granddaughter, who makes fabulous quilts and fabric art hangings for school projects.
- Jennifer Chiaverini, whose Elm Quilt Quilters series of books I enjoy.
- Jackie, a friend who designs and makes mini quilts. She invited me to judge a quilt show and teach a workshop. What a fun weekend!
- Mary Barker, my great grandmother, whom I never knew in person. But my grandfather wrote about her…her quilting and the quilting bees with neighborhood ladies. She’s the lady with whom my Trails End quilting heritage originated.
- Barbara Brackman, author/quilter/quilt historian, fascinates me with her books and research and what she has provided us concerning quilts in the Civil War era.
Who are some of the quilters in your life? Share with us.
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen
