THE 2016 FEATURED QUILTER:
DOROTHY PRICE from the NIMBLE THIMBLES QUILT CLUB in Grandview, MB
A Quilted Journey: One Woman's Passion by Dorothy Price
My journey through quilting started over 40 years ago. I began hand quilting with my mother, who hand appliqued Colonial Lady quilts. She tried many times to get me to do the applique, but I just couldn't seem to master it, so I just did the quilting part with her. When I moved to Dauphin several years later, I had more time on my hands and decided that I was going to do applique, or else. My stubborn side kicked in. I finally got my first Colonial Lady quilt done and I felt a huge sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
I do some piecing of quilts, but my favourite has become applique, especially hand applique. I made one quilt that is all hand pieced and it won the Canada Packers Competition and now hangs at the Manitoba Agriculture Museum at Austin, MB; it is a sampler quilt and one particular block has 128 pieces in it.
I have done many quilts, hangings, table runners, bags, you name it, since the beginning of my journey. I love to try different techniques using different fabrics. What a blast it is to try some thing new! When I get new, yummy fabrics I
sometimes hang onto them for awhile before I can cut them up for a new project. I enjoy making my own designs, or if using someone else's pattern, I like to change it a bit to make it my own.
I have taught quilting in Thompson, Morden, Winkler, Dauphin, Roblin, Gilbert Plains and Grandview. Each time it is a learning experience for me as well as for my students.
Quilting is very rewarding and along with the satisfaction of creating something to be proud of, I have met the most amazing people over the years and have made wonderful friends. I have won several first place awards at Melville, SK, Morden, MB, local fairs and the MAAS provincial competition.
People ask me, "What do you do with your quilts?" Well, I give some to my family and friends, some I sell, and some items I donate to community organizations to use as fundraisers.
The road of my journey will take me a long way yet, as I have many more projects that I want to do.
DOROTHY PRICE from the NIMBLE THIMBLES QUILT CLUB in Grandview, MB
A Quilted Journey: One Woman's Passion by Dorothy Price
My journey through quilting started over 40 years ago. I began hand quilting with my mother, who hand appliqued Colonial Lady quilts. She tried many times to get me to do the applique, but I just couldn't seem to master it, so I just did the quilting part with her. When I moved to Dauphin several years later, I had more time on my hands and decided that I was going to do applique, or else. My stubborn side kicked in. I finally got my first Colonial Lady quilt done and I felt a huge sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
I do some piecing of quilts, but my favourite has become applique, especially hand applique. I made one quilt that is all hand pieced and it won the Canada Packers Competition and now hangs at the Manitoba Agriculture Museum at Austin, MB; it is a sampler quilt and one particular block has 128 pieces in it.
I have done many quilts, hangings, table runners, bags, you name it, since the beginning of my journey. I love to try different techniques using different fabrics. What a blast it is to try some thing new! When I get new, yummy fabrics I
sometimes hang onto them for awhile before I can cut them up for a new project. I enjoy making my own designs, or if using someone else's pattern, I like to change it a bit to make it my own.
I have taught quilting in Thompson, Morden, Winkler, Dauphin, Roblin, Gilbert Plains and Grandview. Each time it is a learning experience for me as well as for my students.
Quilting is very rewarding and along with the satisfaction of creating something to be proud of, I have met the most amazing people over the years and have made wonderful friends. I have won several first place awards at Melville, SK, Morden, MB, local fairs and the MAAS provincial competition.
People ask me, "What do you do with your quilts?" Well, I give some to my family and friends, some I sell, and some items I donate to community organizations to use as fundraisers.
The road of my journey will take me a long way yet, as I have many more projects that I want to do.
