Quiltmaker

Claire Vlasin was passionate about quilts:  creating, collecting, studying and judging them.  She shared this passion in quilt clubs, classes, talks, competitions, and discussions with friends and family.  She also collected fabrics, patterns, and hardware supporting her hobby.  She respected the artistry of those who created patterns and “quilted” the quilts. ...

Author, Designer, Quiltmaker

Philomena Durcan introduced Celtic design to the quilt world in 1980 with the publication of her first book, Celtic Quilt Designs.

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Susan Churchill (center) used her prolific quiltmaking skills to furnish her boarding house.

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Mary Jane Clark, the best quiltmaker in her community.

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Daughter of Mary Maria (Polly) Dibble Shellhammer, the sister of Etta Shellhammer, and the employer of Mary Bailey.

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Mother of Phoebe Eugenia Shellhammer Meacham and the Sunday School teacher of Edna Isophene Sherman Yohn.

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Daughter of Mary Maria (Polly) Dibble Shellhammer and the sister of Phoebe Eugenia Shellhammer Meacham.

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Sunday School pupil of Mary Maria (Polly) Dibble Shellhammer.

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Amanda Haight and her husband James.

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Mother of Olive Zumbrun Blocker, the grandmother of Mary Blocher Hershberger, and the great-grandmother of Carolyn Oberman, with her husband Joel.

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Daughter of Mary Strock Zumbrun, the mother of Mary Blocher Hershberger, and the grandmother of Carolyn Oberman

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Martha L. Durkee Blakeslee is the daughter of Mary Elizabeth Beardslee Durkee, the mother of Emma Quarton and the grandmother of Betty Quarton Hoard.

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Granddaughter of Mary Strock Zumbrun, the daughter of Olive Zumbrun Blocher, and the mother of Carolyn Oberman, with her husband Loren on their 60th wedding anniversary.

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Great-granddaughter of Mary Strock Zumbrun, the granddaughter of Olive Zumbrun Blocher, and the daughter of Mary Block Hershberger.

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Great-grandmother of Coralane Boyes

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Great-granddaughter of Mary Gardner Crawford

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Mary Atkins is featured in the exhibit: Quilting Sisters: African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Viney Crawford is featured in the exhibit, African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Zelma Dorris is featured in the exhibit: Quilting Sisters: African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Deonna Todd Green (right with her mother Ione Todd) is featured in the exhibit: Quilting Sisters: African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Ione Todd is featured in the exhibit: Quilting Sisters: African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Elaine Yancy Hollis is featured in the exhibit: Quilting Sisters: African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Lethonee Jones is featured in the exhibit: Quilting Sisters: African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Myla Perkins (and The Quilting Six; left to right top, Myla Perkins, Alva Gamble, Charlsetta Buie, Clara Clark; bottom, Gwendolyn Spears, Elizabeth Jaggers) is featured in the exhibit: Quilting Sisters: African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Lula Williams is featured in the exhibit: Quilting Sisters: African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Sina Phillips is featured in the exhibit: Quilting Sisters: African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Mother of Martha L. Durkee Blakeslee, the grandmother of Emma Quarton and the great-grandmother of Betty Quarton Hoard.

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Essie Lee Robinson is featured in the exhibit: Quilting Sisters: African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Rosie Lee Wilkins is featured in the exhibit: Quilting Sisters: African-American Quiltmaking in Michigan.

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Bozena Wilhelmenia Clarke was a prolific quiltmaker and member of the Detroit News Quilt Club Corner. Her daughter Laura May Clarke was also a quiltmaker.

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Laura May Clarke was a prolific quiltmaker and a member of The Detroit News Quilt Club. Her mother was Bozena Clarke.

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Bertha Voelker was a prolific, award winning quiltmaker and a member of The Detroit News Quilt Club Corner.

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Nancy Ethel Adair was a Cherokee quiltmaker from Oklahoma.

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Margaret Wood is a Navajo/Seminole quiltmaker living in Arizona.

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Alice Olsen Williams is an Anishnabe quiltmaker in Ontario, Canada.

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Harriet Momilani Kimseu Soong was a Hawaiian quiltmaker.

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Rita Corbiere is an Ojibwa quiltmaker from Wikwemikong, Manitou Island, Canada.

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Nancy Cougar Naranjo is an Eastern Cherokee quiltmaker from Fairveiw, New Mexico.

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Mary Ann Henio is a Navajo quiltmaker from Thoreau, New Mexico.

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Marlene Sekaquaptewa is a Hopi quiltmaker from Hotevilla, Arizona.

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Alice Lane lived in Detroit in the 1930s and was a member of the Detroit News Quilt Club. She is the great-grandmother of Marsha MacDowell, the Director of the Quilt Index.

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Granddaughter of Mary Elizabeth Beardslee Durkee, the daughter of Martha Durkee Blakeslee and the mother of Betty Quarton Hoard.

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Aniko Feher specializes in portrait quilting and lives in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan.

Author, Designer, Owner, Quiltmaker

Beth Donaldson is a quiltmaker, quilt designer and the Coordinator of the Quilt Index.

Author, Interviewer, Owner, Quiltmaker

Marsha MacDowell is the Director of the Quilt Index

Author, Creator, Interviewer, Quiltmaker

Mary Worrall is the Associate Director of the Quilt Index.

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Carole Harris' art quilts have appeared in books and exhibits.

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Mary Schafer was an important quiltmaker, historian, and collector in American quilt studies.

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