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Roberta Horton

www.robertahorton.com

Attending her first quilt event in 1970 turned Roberta into a quiltmaker. By the time she departed that lecture, she knew what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. Born with teaching genes, the next logical step was to start teaching the subject herself. Fortunately, Roberta had never been hindered by her lack of knowledge. When she gets excited about a subject, she wants to tell someone else about it. First, Roberta doesn’t think you can ever learn all there is to know about a topic. And second, you learn from your students.

Traditional quilts have been Roberta’s learning tool. Studying antique scrap quilts taught her about fabric usage. Amish quilts provided the key to color. As her tastes in fabric widened (Japanese, African, Australian), she found traditional formats sometimes limiting. Studying African-American quilts taught her how to build a quilt in a new way. The acquiring of the fabric is half the fun. The other half is figuring out how to best showcase it. Through studying the quiltmaking tradition Roberta has come full circle, richer for the journey.

She is pleased to have been given two great honors. In 1994 she was selected as one of the 88 most influential quiltmakers in the world by Nihon Vogue, publisher of Quilts Japan. She was also the recipient of the 2000 Silver Star Award presented by the International Quilt Association in Houston. This was in recognition of her lifetime body of work and the long-term effect it has had on quilting. What a wonderful adventure Roberta has had in sharing what she has learned.

Friday morning, July 25; 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. 201 Plaid Appliqué All Levels; Sewing Machine Kit Fee: $8 Play with plaids and stripes in an appliqué format working quickly on the sewing machine. We will explore raw edge appliqué and machine doodling as you compose a folk heart quilt. Supply List

Friday afternoon, July 25; 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. 203 People Party All Levels; Sewing Machine Learn to depict yourself in fabric using your sewing machine. Or render your family, dear friends, or quilting buddies. Roberta will show you how to piece these individual and creative folk. Supply List

Saturday, July 26 305 Great American Scrap Quilts All Levels Antique scrap quilts are often comprised of many textiles, seemingly unrelated according to present standards of coordinated fabric collections. Yet in these old quilts the whole works in an exciting, joyous way. Why? How can you duplicate that seemingly carefree way of combining fabrics? Learn to understand value, scale and contrast as you examine some great old quilt tops and then put into practice what you have observed. Supply List

Sunday, July 27 406 African American Quilts All Levels; Sewing Machine African-American quilts offer a wonderful opportunity for the average quilter to break out of the traditional Euro-American quiltmaking mold and do some growing. These quilts blend the design preferences of Africa with the American quilt tradition. The result is a quilt that follows a different set of rules where improvisation replaces repetition, off-setting is preferred over matching, and the grid is abandoned for a vertical strip format. These quilts possess a wonderful and exciting energy. Complete a quilt top today! Supply List

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