>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER,
LIVE AT THE GREAT GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW WITH
BEHIND-THE-SCENES INSIGHT TO THE
EVENT.
I'M WITH MODAY.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> YOU ARE A QUILT MAKER AND
EDUCATOR.
>> I STARTED BY ACCIDENT.
MY DAUGHTER WAS YOUNG.
I NEEDED SOMETHING TO DO.
I WAS IN BANKING A LONG TIME.
I NEEDED A HOBBY, THAT IS WHAT I
DID.
>> DID YOU START MAKING QUILTS?
>> I STARTED WITH QUILTS THAT
HAD Y SEAMS BECAUSE I DIDN'T
KNOW YOU NEEDED TO BE CONSISTENT
AND SIDE- BY-SIDE SO ENDED UP
WITH A C-SHAPED QUILT.
I WINGED IT.
>> JUST START QUILTING.
COME TO QUILT SHOW.
EVEN THE DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE
VENDOR BOOTH WILL HELP.
>> YES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A
PERFECTIONIST AND DON'T HAVE TO
KNOW IT ALL.
EVEN AFTER 15 YEARS YOU WILL BE
LEARNING SOMETHING EVERY DAY.
>> I'M LEARNING.
I'M LEARNING FROM YOU.
YOU DO HAND-QUILTING AND SOME
MACHINE PIECING.
PCH YES.
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>> YES.
I LIKE TO COMBINE.
I'M INTERESTED ON THE HISTORY OF
STITCHES AND TRADITIONS.
I DIDN'T GROW UP WITH IT.
IT IS ONE OF MY PASSIONS.
>> DIVE INTO THE HISTORY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> TELL US ABOUT THE QUILTS WE
CAN SEE IN THE GEOMY BOOTH.
>> THERE ARE LOTS OF TECHNIQUES.
HAND-APPLIQUE, PIECING,
ACCU-QUILT AND HAND STITCHING ON
BAGS.
I HAVE A PATCHWORKY BAGS MADE
FROM LEATHER SCRAPS SO A LOT OF
THINGS.
>> DO YOU PURCHASE ALL YOUR
FABRIC, USE FOUND FABRICS?
>> I USE A LOT OF FOUND FABRICS.
I ALSO HAVE FRIENDS THAT KNOW I
COLLECT A LOT OF DENIM SO GIVE
IT FOR FREE.
SOMETIMES COMES FROM AN ATTAIC R
BASEMENT.
>> YOUR QUILTS ARE INTERESTING.
COME TO THE BOOTH AND TALK ABOUT
YOUR QUILTS.
>> WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU.
WE ARE MUCH MORE THAN A SEWING
MACHINE SHOP.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HEART AND LOVE
WHAT WE DO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME.
>> YOU ARE TEACHING.
I HAVE ONE LECTURE THAT ENDED
AND ANOTHER AT 8:30, THE MEMORY
OF STITCHES, VISITING OLD CLOTH.
I'M INTERESTED IN REVISITING
THINGS WE OFTEN THROW AWAY.
CREATE A CONNECTION TO THE PAST
AND TO OUR PRESENT.
>> VERY BEAUTIFUL.
HANGING ON A WALL OR BED.
>> YES.
>> GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME!
HAVE FUN, COME TO THE QUILT
SHOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
CHECK OUT ALL THE QUILT EXHIBITS
HERE.
THE CENTRAL QUILT EXHIBIT.
THE SPECIAL QUILT EXHIBITS.
DID YOU SEE THE KIDS QUILTS YET?
>> YES.
>> AMAZING.
>> THERE IS SOMETHING FOR
EVERYONE.
>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS
YEAR'S EVENT AND NEXT HEAD OVER
TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
>> PROCEEDS FROM THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN PROGRAMMING.
YOUR FINANCIAL GIFT HELPS MAKE
THIS EVENT POSSIBLE, THANK YOU.
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