Program 165 – Kathy and Her Friends…. Gwen Marston and Freddy Moran, Finally!!
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Here are the next couple of interviews from Empty Spools Seminar at Asilomar, in one show.
Below is Quilting Stash listener, Kathy Del Beccaro making tiny things:
Chicken a la King, Chicken in a Basket, and Freddy meets Sally Collins!
Kathy and her House quilt
Kathy’s quilt in progress
Penny, Kathy’s new friend, happily at work
And now, Freddy and Gwen, sporting my favorite color…
Gwen and Freddy’s class, there were 40 students in all
And now, here’s the answer as to why Freddy is wearing my Mom’s hat:
I brought this faboo hat that was my Mom’s to Asilomar to use as my Muse when I got “quilter’s block” and modeled the hat when I gave the keynote lecture. I really do use this hat to help me get back on my creative footing. Freddy loved it — all pink and mostly red, her favorite color also. I walked in to Merrill Hall the morning after my keynote to find Freddy wearing my Mom’s hat and posing for pictures. The hat was perfect for Freddy and she wore it all morning while she was teaching. I wore it several times during the week while I worked on my new coat…
Here is a sampling of students’ quilts from Gwen and Freddy’s class:
I love these quilts and it was so fun to see what all of the students made in Gwen and Freddy’s class and be able to be a fly on the wall, being in the same building, while they taught. It was a great week!
Links for things talked about in the interview:
Monterey Peninsula Quilt Guild, where both Gwen and Freddy will be teaching later this year
a little sample of Majolica ware that Freddy mentioned
Freddy’s studio can be seen in a book that I just picked up, “Organizing Your Craft Space, by Jo Packham – the gal who does “Where Women Create”
the Sister’s Outdoor Quilt Show where Gwen and Freddy will release their new book, Freddy and Gwen Collaborate Again!
Jeanne Mills Textile Tours, get more information by calling Jeanne at 831-647-8973.
That’s a wrap!
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claire Graham-Smith
About 10 years ago, before I started quilting I saw a TV show with an impressive quilter. Now, I’m pretty sure it was Freddy Moran. Maybe Simply Quilts? It was a field piece in a home.Bright colours, black and whites and big glasses are a vivid memory. I’ve thought of that impression many times. It’s fun to figure out what are early quilting influences come from.