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The Quiltmaker as Artist

“As a creative person, you are especially sensitive to the world around you.” -Matt Tommey The word makes me uncomfortable. It conjures up projects that are too grandiose for a person like me to create. Using the word stops progress on my work. Even today, it is difficult to for me to say that I […]

Star Quilts: A Study for Mathematicians

quilt“God uses beautiful mathematics in creating the world.”                                                 – Paul Dirac, theoretical physicist   Quilt made by Polly, a Hidatsa-Arikara artisan Ask a quilter if they are good in math and most will answer, “Not really.” But glancing at any comforter, one realizes that quilt makers need to apply a working knowledge of linear […]