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Sievers School of Fiber Arts
“Happiness is in your hands and it keeps you young.” . . . is the slogan that founder Walter Schutz selected when Sievers originated in the early 1970’s.
Sneak Peek: The Great WI Quilt Show
This morning with the help of a fabulous team of volunteers we hung 48 of Doreen Speckmann’s quilts at The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show here in Madison, WI. These are just a few teaser pics. Come check them out Thursday 9/8/22 through Saturday 9/10/22! I’ll be at the show for a little bit everyday, but…
Doreen’s First Quilt: Silky
First, a little of my quiltmaking history. In 1976 I had no intention of becoming a quiltmaker. My preconceptions of quilting were built upon myth and misinformation: Only Little Old Ladies on metal folding chairs in church basements made quilts. (I was 26 at the time, and 40 still looked like over-the-hill to me.) “It…