Interview with Sally Ambrose, October 4, 2002

Project: Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: American Quilt Study Group

Interview Summary

Paulette Lancaster interviews Sally Ambrose, a quilter and quilt appraiser, for the Quilters' S.O.S. Oral History Project. Ambrose discusses the quilt she has brought in for the interview and its deep meaning to her family. She talks about her experiences in learning to quilt, her preferred techniques in quilting, and who and what she has created quilts for. She discusses her career as a quilt appraiser and the quilting community to which she belongs. Ambrose details the emotional aspects of quilting.

Interview Accession

2019oh0220_qsosaqsg0006

Interviewee Name

Sally Ambrose

Interviewer Name

Paulette Lancaster

Interview Date

2002-10-04

Interview Keyword

Family heirlooms Quilt preservation Family quilts Quilt tops Machine quilting Hand quilting Personal preferences Family stories Arthritic pain Women with arthritis Quilting communities Quilting circles Quilt appraisers Fabrics Fabric arts

Interview LC Subject

Quilts Quilting Decorative arts Textiles Textile artists Community Family Family histories Women

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Ambrose, Sally Interview by Paulette Lancaster. 04 Oct. 2002. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Ambrose, S. (2002, October 04). Interview by P. Lancaster. Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: American Quilt Study Group. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Ambrose, Sally, interview by Paulette Lancaster. October 04, 2002, Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: American Quilt Study Group, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

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