Interview with Carole Nicholas, May 18, 2009
Project: Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: Healing Quilts in Medicine
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Carole Nicholas talks about her "Under Sea Gardens Quilt," why she quilted it, the techniques she used, and where it is now. She talks about her unique quilting origins and her membership in quilting groups. Nicholas talks about her home studio and what her family thinks about her quilting. She discusses the difference between artists and quiltmakers, as well as some advice for quilters starting out. Nicholas talks about her favorite quiltmakers and her favorite quilting techniques. She talks about why quiltmaking is important to her and what makes quilts artistically powerful. She talks about what she wants her legacy to be, as well as how her travels around the world have influenced her quilting. Nicholas wraps up her interview by talking about her lectures and the theme quilts she is making with her quilting group, Fiber Artists @ Loose Ends.Interview Accession
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Nicholas, Carole Interview by Karen Musgrave. 18 May. 2009. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Nicholas, C. (2009, May 18). Interview by K. Musgrave. Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: Healing Quilts in Medicine. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Nicholas, Carole, interview by Karen Musgrave. May 18, 2009, Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: Healing Quilts in Medicine, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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