Interview with Roberta Horton, October 23, 1999
Project: Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: International Quilt Festival
Interview Summary
Marilyn Geary interviews Roberta Horton, a quilter and quilt teacher, about her quilts and her quilting career. Horton first talks about the quilt she brought to the interview, titled "Frau Horton." She discusses her experiences travelling to Germany and teaching quilting classes there, which inspired the creation of her quilt. She also talks about various fabrics from around the world and how she incorporates these fabrics into her quilts. She details her creative process in both choosing fabrics and turning these fabrics into quilts. Horton talks about her general attitudes towards quilting, including her favorite aspects of quilting, the proper preservation of quilts, the qualities of a great quilt and quilter, and the importance of quilting in women's history. She speaks on personal aspects of quilting, such as the future of her "Frau Horton" quilt, her hometown's influence on her quilt designs, and her relationship with her sister, who is also a quilter.Interview Accession
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German quilts Quilting in Europe Cultural quilts Cultural textiles International quilts Creative processes Quilt teachers Home economics teachers Artistic passion Quilt revivals Creative choices Personal opinions Siblings Quilters Quilts and women's history Quilting guilds Machine piecing Hand quilting Art quilts Traditional quilts Quilt preservation American quiltsInterview Rights
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Horton, Roberta Interview by Marilyn Geary. 23 Oct. 1999. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Horton, R. (1999, October 23). Interview by M. Geary. 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.
Horton, Roberta, interview by Marilyn Geary. October 23, 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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