Holiday Visit
Even in this unusual year, the holiday rush is taking place. So, no Honoree this week, but a heart-felt wish for merriment and light from my house to yours. And a virtual tour. I’d like to welcome you to my…
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Nancy Crow: 1997 TQHF Honoree
After last week’s shopping spree, I am making good on my promise to write about a live Honoree. I don’t know which is harder: the live ones often have great internet links, but I never know how they’ll react to…
Shopping at TQHF!
I was going to tell you about a living quilter this week, but there’s something time sensitive I need to address. As I write this, there are only 19 more shopping days until Christmas! But don’t worry; The Quilters Hall…
Rising Sun
In this video, Susan Price Miller shares with us the process she went through and the history she learned while making “Rising Sun.” This quilt is her admission to the American Quilt Study Group’s traveling exhibit “200 Years of Solid…
An Audience With the Queen: Bertha Stenge
If you own a fascinator, now is the time to wear it; get out your white gloves too because we’re going to meet the Queen. Queen Bertha Stenge, that is—the 1930s-40s “Queen” of Chicago quilting. Of all the blogs I’ve…
Say Yes! to Michigan’s Mary Schafer
I hope the Michigan tourism office doesn’t mind my referencing their slogan as I write about an Honoree from their State. Maybe after reading this, you’ll want to visit some of Mary Schafer’s quilts in East Lansing, so I think…
Aunt Thankful’s Sheets
While doing some research today, I came across this story in Ruth Finley’s book, Old Patchwork Quilts and the Women Who Made Them. While discussing antiques and their ability to defy age, wear, and tear, Ruth writes about her Aunt…
Ruth B. McDowell’s Magic
In looking for material for this week’s post, I noted an article in American Quilter titled “Thread Witch: The Magic Artistry of Ruth B. McDowell.” I was unable to locate and read the article, but the label for this Honoree stayed…
Carrie Hall: Co-author of “The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America”
As I do my background reading to write these posts, I usually find myself wishing I could meet the Honoree. These women and men are always remarkable, and there’s often some twist that makes them real for me. But that…
Mary McElwain: Road Trip!
Road trip! Who wants to go to a lovely little quilt shop in Wisconsin? Well. at least virtually that is. But before we go, I’m sorry to report it, but I have Bloggers’ Block. I spent the time I should…