Train Depot Progress!
We, at The Quilters Hall of Fame, are very excited about the progress being made on the Train Depot AKA The Arnold Savage Education Center. We have been focusing on the exterior of the building and getting it sealed against…
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2005 Honoree Bets Ramsey
2005 Honoree Bets Ramsey has had a life-long love of the arts and needle crafts. The summer after her graduation from high school, she and a friend set up a dressmaking business in her parents’ dining room. After earning her…
Ireland Postcard Quilt
By Helen Kelley, 1999 Honoree Helen Kelley made a series of “postcard quilts” showing places that she had visited. Helen’s label card that came with this quilt says, “Ireland- The streets of Dublin are lined with Georgian homes, each with…
Fan Medallion Quilt
By Marguerite Ickis, c. 1930-1940. Honoree Marguerite Ickis made this quilt from pieces of costume fabric leftover from theatrical plays made possible by the WPA Federal Theatre Project, for whom she was a consultant. The Federal Theatre Project organized and…
Should be- Could be- in The Quilters Hall of Fame
I’ve been writing every week about Honorees of The Quilters Hall of Fame, but this time I’m going to switch up and write about people who haven’t been inducted—yet. My inspiration, if you can call it that, was my sewing…
What’s it Like to Have a Career in Textiles? Ask Gail van der Hoof
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…
Pining For Paducah
It’s that time of year when a quilter’s fancy turns to thoughts of THE quilt show in Paducah. Even if you’re not going, you want to go someday, or you’ve been at least once, or you know someone who is…
Back to the Future, Florence!
I was going to try to write something with an Easter/Passover theme, but even with 50+ Honorees, I couldn’t make the stretch. But, not to worry; I stumbled across something that led me to Florence Peto. I’ll tell you what…
Jinny and Wearable Art
I’ve been sewing masks this week, as many of you have, and it got me to thinking about my days of garment sewing (BQ—before quilting). I didn’t learn quilting from my mother or gran, but I did make a lot…