Interview with Julie John Upshaw, November 1, 2002
Project: Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: International Quilt Festival
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JoAnn Pospisil interviews Julie John Upshaw, an art quilt creator and winner of the best quilt award at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. Upshaw discusses her background as a painter and how it influences the quilts she creates. She talks about her unorthodox methods of creating quilts, preferring to honor creativity over accuracy or tradition. She discusses the role of quilts in her family, community, and personal life.Interview Accession
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Quilt techniques Quilt designs Machine quilting Women and quilting Hand quilting Technical preferences Traditional quilts Art quilts Parent involvement Quilting in communities Artistic influences Home quilts Bed quilts Quilt preservation Quilts as gifts Creative processes Quilting as artInterview Rights
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Upshaw, Julie John Interview by JoAnn Pospisil. 01 Nov. 2002. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Upshaw, J.J. (2002, November 01). Interview by J. Pospisil. 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.
Upshaw, Julie John, interview by JoAnn Pospisil. November 01, 2002, 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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