For Gail Garber, a lifelong love of the outdoors and quilting unexpectedly led to a deep connection with raptor conservation and education. What began as a simple quilt project to...
Patty’s Fabric Postcards are unique, quilted works of art that blend traditional quilting techniques with creative expression in a compact, mail-able format. What began as a last-minute teaching opportunity in...
Debbie Park, alongside her husband Tommy, has transformed their Double D Lazy T Ranch in Perryville, Arkansas, into a vibrant showcase of barn quilts. Inspired by a magazine article, Debbie...
The Hartzell Homestead, Creative Mercantile & Quilt Shop is a countryside log cabin shop in Dover that specializes in creativity—from handcrafted goods to DIY kits, quilting workshops, and much more....
Alice McElwain is the lone certified quilt appraiser in the entire state of Arkansas. She’s an outlier for sure, but her passion to study quilts and determine their value is...
Olivia Trimble’s quilts aren’t made from fabric—they’re painted, blanketing buildings and public spaces in her native Fayetteville, as well as in other cities in Northwest Arkansas. A sign painter and...
Vicki Conley’s artistry celebrates the natural world, transitioning from the functional beauty of pottery to the boundless creativity of art quilting. Known for her vibrant national parks poster quilts, she...
Josie Valdez was a reluctant quilter, until she discovered how to use her craft to help others. Now, she donates quilts to hospitals, young mothers, and veterans while also maintaining...
Barbara “Bobbi” Lucero is on a journey to incorporate her Native American heritage into her work. The owner of Edge Water Quilting, in Albuquerque, and a paralegal by day, she...
About 60 miles from Spokane, in eastern Washington’s high desert country, Mariner’s Compass quilts surround Robin Long. On her family's cattle ranch near Ritzville, she and her husband, David Long,...
Brenetta Ward began quilting as a child, when she attended quilting bees with her Aunt Alma in rural Illinois. Her quilting style is grounded in southern tradition, but incorporates cultural...
“Then crazy quilting hit me like a Mack truck,” Allie remembered. She was given four industrial sized trash bags full of slightly smokey smelling fabric samples after a fire in...
Artist Rachel B. Hayes has been commissioned to make sculptural textile installations by many types of organizations. She has created works for Missoni, the Italian fashion firm, and has a...
Teresa Duryea Wong hosts a discussion with four incredible women who are keeping Harriet’s legacy alive. Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi who led the effort to acquire and install the new grave...
Mildred Choate Taylor lives in the home her great-grandparents built on land near the Dwight Mission in Marble City. The home was built using the couple’s Cherokee “strip money,” which...
There are funny stories about men and women whose surnames end up being curiously connected to their hobbies or professions. Someone whose surname is Bones, for example, becomes an orthopedist....
Quilter Kelley Atkinson and quilt historian Anita Weinraub were both profiled in Quiltfolk, Issue 30: Georgia, but their paths had never crossed until Kelley noticed a label on a vintage...
Jason Wilson, a geometric painter from McAlester, finds inspiration in patterns, meticulously handcrafting vibrant works that often defy belief. Drawing from childhood memories spent with his quilting "grandmas," his process...
