I’m writing on Father’s Day and realized that we often talk about our mothers and grandmothers in relation to quilting, but rarely are fathers mentioned. So, I thought it would be fitting to focus on a “father” whose baby has…
I had planned to write about Mary Barton who had a birthday last week, but I spent time weeding my garden, and that put me in mind of Marie’s Garden at the Hall of Fame. Let me show you a…
Honorees Mary Barton and Bets Ramsey share a birthday today, June 9th. I thought to write about them together, but there’s too much to say about each of them. I’ll start with Bets, and get to Mary next week. Before…
Marie Webster loved the flowers of the Dogwood tree, among the earliest to bloom each spring. She loved them so much she designed two quilts featuring Dogwood flowers. White Dogwood, pictured above, was first published in January, 1912 in Ladies’…
How’s this for a tee shirt or Facebook meme? Everything I needed to know about color, I learned from Jinny Beyer. It’s not quite accurate; I’ve known the color wheel most of my life, and as a dyer, I’ve read…
Last week, we went outside with Jean Wells, and now we’re going to England with Shiela Betterton. I have to admit, I didn’t know about Shiela before I started volunteering at the Hall of Fame. But now that I know…
It’s a rainy day here and I wouldn’t be outside even without the stay-at-home order. So it’s a good day for a “visit” with Jean Wells. Honoree Jean Wells Keenan has a birthday coming up on Saturday (May 23rd). Wish…
I often think that, had I enjoyed a wider world view when I was young, I would have come to quilts much earlier than I did. As a 1950s child of the steel mill area of Chicago’s South Side, I…
How many of you were quilting while Helen Kelley’s column, “Loose Threads,” appeared in Quilters Newsletter magazine? I always felt like I was visiting with a good neighbor when I read her musings, and apparently many others did too because…
You wouldn’t think that Honoree Anne Orr could spark a controversy, but I bet I can put a spin on her that will start a debate—or at least get you thinking about your own work. But before I stir up…
