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Interview Summary

Roberta Bartley discusses a star pattern quilt she brought to the interview, her earliest quilting memories, and her quilting process. Bartley also talks about what makes a quilt great, the differences between hand and machine quilting, and the importance of quilting preservation.

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2019oh0467_qsoselk0003

Interviewee Name

Roberta Bartley

Interviewer Name

Ronda Coleman

Interview Date

2008-02-07

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Bartley, Roberta Interview by Ronda Coleman. 07 Feb. 2008. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Bartley, R. (2008, February 07). Interview by R. Coleman. Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: Elkhorn City, Kentucky. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Bartley, Roberta, interview by Ronda Coleman. February 07, 2008, Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: Elkhorn City, Kentucky, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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