Archive - Reporting from Quiltropolis

Quilt-A-Palooza Knoxville August 7

Even if you’ve never threaded a needle, you can help others (and have fun) at an upcoming special sewing event.

Jul 15 •

July 26 in Quiltropolis . . . er, Winterset

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Jul 12 •

Today, on Independence Day, I’m thinking about the quilt I made forty years ago for the American Folk Art Museum’s “Great American Quilt Contest.” My…

Jul 4 •

Separate Eggs, Join Rectangles

I know it sounds like bragging, but in the 1980s my business partner Liz Porter and I set the standard for clear, concise, step-by-step quiltmaking…

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Library Love in Quiltropolis

Christie Vilsack’s recent narrative about the Fenton, IA (pop.

Jun 17 •

Come to Quiltropolis, Meet Writers

The Iowa Writers’ Collaborative, of which I am a proud member, is throwing a shindig in Quiltropolis, er, Winterset, on Saturday, July 26.

Jun 15 •

Stolen(!) Content

I only met fellow writer Bob Leonard in person a few months ago, and now I’m stealing from him!

Jun 10 •

Quilts Everywhere! All At Once!

Quilts will blanket Madison County this Saturday, but please don’t call quilts blankets.

Jun 2 •

May 2025

Les Foulards Perdus

As most ladies know, a scarf is the perfect combination of sensibility and fashion.

May 26 •

The Saddest Plant on Earth

In the past, like most visitors to the Field Museum in Chicago, I stuck to showy exhibits like “Inside Ancient Egypt,” and “The Hall of Gems,” barely…

May 15 •

April 2025

Iowa Goes With Me

On the last day of my visit to New York City, after traipsing Manhattan for three days with two of my East Coast quilting pals, I was on my own.

Apr 30 •

Madison County in July

If you’re a paid subscriber to “Reporting from Quiltropolis” or the Substack column of any of the over 70 journalists and creatives that make up the…

Apr 23

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