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Big Love for the Big Muddy
Rebecca Bratburd

Big Love for the Big Muddy

In 2013, when the artistic director of Boonville’s Big Muddy Folk Festival asked Mona Stevenson if she could make something to decorate the stage, she knew what an undertaking that would be. She recruited five other quilters, and together, they made a banner quilt depicting the Missouri River (aka the Big Muddy) through the seasons.
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19 Oct 2026  |  
Interviews, Off The Pages, Quilters

Michelle Vincent: Stop and Sew

In Michelle Vincent's Springfield studio, quilting is about far more than fabric and thread. As she balances a home-based longarm business with raising four sons, she has created a space...
19 Oct 2026  |  
Quilters, Community, Interviews

Big Love for the Big Muddy

In 2013, when the artistic director of Boonville’s Big Muddy Folk Festival asked Mona Stevenson if she could make something to decorate the stage, she knew what an undertaking that...
19 Oct 2026  |  
Interviews, Off The Pages, Quilters

Angee Turner: Hooked on the Unexpected

As a young girl, Angee’s paternal grandmother mailed her a quilt every three to four years. “It was exciting to get mail,” Angee recalled. One particular Four Patch permanently resided...
19 Oct 2026  |  
Interviews, Community, Off The Pages

A Vision for Quilting Beyond Sight

For Diane Rose, every quilt begins long before the first stitch. Each starts with an idea, perhaps from a passing comment, a story, or an image formed entirely in her...
19 Oct 2026  |  
Interviews, Off The Pages, Quilters

Brandi Webb: Coloring Outside the Lines

Quirky, pillow-making, and a Taylor Swift fan, Brandi Webb loves to express herself in her work, gravitating toward bright and cheerful fabrics, as well as unusual novelty prints. When being...
22 Sep 2026  |  
Events, Community

Gather: Quiltfolk’s First In-Person Event

Beyond the impressive presentations, there was a collective feeling of belonging over the two days. Whether walking through the exhibit hall, where attendees were marveling at the creative compositions and...
7 Jul 2026  |  
Interviews, Off The Pages, Quilters

Vanessa Villarreal: A Prescription for Creativity

Vanessa Villarreal’s 2020 move to Washington, D.C. changed her life. As a pre-med student, she took a leap of faith, discontinued her graduate program, quit her full-time job, and became...
7 Jul 2026  |  
Community, Guild Spotlight, Interviews

Where Making Meets Mission: The DC Modern Quilt Guild

Washington, D.C. is not an easy place to organize anything in. Traffic is real, even on weekends. Space is expensive. Members are scattered across Maryland, D.C., and Northern Virginia, and...
7 Jul 2026  |  
Interviews, Off The Pages, Quilters

Aarti Ravi: Connections That Last Forever

Aarti, who is also a woodworker, favors quilting with solids, preferring “color to be the main focus,” she said. Inspiration might come from anywhere: a cute vintage shop, for example,...

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