Interview with Yvonne Porcella, October 29, 1999
Project: Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: International Quilt Festival
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Porcella was originally a sewer and weaver before she got into quilting. This background helped her to focus on the colors and fabrics more. She is very traditional and consistent in her methods. She claims that her creativity stems from her observation skills that she learned from her nurse's training. She also talks about her books, and her evolution as an artist.Interview Accession
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Porcella, Yvonne Interview by Jeri Baldwin. 29 Oct. 1999. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Porcella, Y. (1999, October 29). Interview by J. Baldwin. Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: International Quilt Festival. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Porcella, Yvonne, interview by Jeri Baldwin. October 29, 1999, Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: International Quilt Festival, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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