Smooth Sailing With Carter Houck
I was interested to read that this week’s Honoree, Carter Houck, was a sailor; I thought I could write about something we have in common. But she was a racer, and I was a cruiser (my husband and I crewed…
Averil Colby: Old-Fashioned Manners and a Thoroughly Modern Technique
This week’s Honoree, Averil Colby, would fit right in with the contemporary taste for English Paper Piecing. Yes, she herself was English, and little hexagons were her preferred method of creating, as we’ll see in a moment. But first, a…
Michael James: Rhythm and Color
One good thing about writing this blog is that I learn a lot of new things about some pretty extraordinary people. An even better thing is that I learn when I’ve been wrong about one of them. Case in point:…
Yvonne Porcella: Color and Inspiration
We could probably all use a little whimsy right now, and there’s no Honoree more whimsical than Yvonne Porcella. You may already know her as the founder of SAQA (Studio Art Quilts Associates) or you may be familiar with some…
Antique Quilt Block Challenge
What do these quilts have in common? They all started life as a block like this: Antique Quilt Block Challenge opens at The Quilters Hall of Fame on February 23, 2021. Please stop in and see the variety of designs…
Deb Geyer
These quilts were all made by Marie Webster Quilt Guild member Deb Geyer.
Tina Geyer
These quilts were all made by Marie Webster Quilt Guild member Tina Geyer.
Joyce Hostetler’s Quilts
These quilts were all made by Marie Webster Quilt Guild member Joyce Hostetler. And thank you, Joyce, for organizing all of these MWQG member quilt pages!!
Cuesta Benberry: Always There
It’s the best of times and the worst of times to write about Honoree Cuesta Benberry. The best because February is Black History month and Cuesta was one of the first Black quilt historians; the worst because, as she reminds…
Connie Carmack
These quilts were all made by Marie Webster Quilt Guild member Connie Carmack.