{"id":30077,"date":"2022-10-21T13:41:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T17:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=30077"},"modified":"2022-10-22T12:41:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T16:41:53","slug":"love-quilt-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/love-quilt-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Famous Women Who Love Quilt Making"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"famous women who love quilt making\" class=\"wp-image-30096 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1-500x419.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1-150x126.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 940px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 940\/788;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1.jpg\" alt=\"famous women who love quilt making\" class=\"wp-image-30096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1-500x419.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1-768x644.jpg 768w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-1-150x126.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span class='et-dropcap' style=\"font-size: 60px; color: #9b9b9b;\">C<\/span>elebrity role models are quite influential these days &#8211;especially for\u00a0kids and teens who are still in the process of fashioning their own identities. \u00a0According to Oliver Goldsmith, people seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy. \u00a0This is, of course, also true for adults. \u00a0We are often motivated by our role models and this helps us to realize\u00a0our\u00a0true potential, overcome barriers or\u00a0simply do something that we\u00a0truly enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class='et_quote'>\n\t\t\t<div class='et_right_quote'>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cI think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.\u201d\n\u2015 Meryl Streep\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<span class='et_quote_sign'><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We've written recently about <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/contemporary-quilt-makers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contemporary Quilt Makers who Paint with Fabric<\/a>\u00a0and shown you some of the beautiful &#8220;light&#8221; they have brought into the world. \u00a0We've also told you\u00a0about <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/amazing-benefits-of-quilting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Many Amazing Benefits of Quilting<\/a>\u00a0so you can better understand all the great physical and psychological benefits that can come from quilting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we'd like to try to give you a little more motivation. &nbsp;If you're passionate about quilting and you love quilt making, you must be curious who else feels the same way? &nbsp; Here are just a few names of famous women who love quilt making and with whom you share this wonderful passion!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Film, Stage, And Television Actress S. Epatha Merkerson<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-30079 size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_165664427-432x650.jpg\" alt=\"Love Quilt Making\" class=\"wp-image-30079 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_165664427-432x650.jpg 432w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_165664427-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_165664427-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_165664427.jpg 664w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 432px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 432\/650;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_165664427-432x650.jpg\" alt=\"Love Quilt Making\" class=\"wp-image-30079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_165664427-432x650.jpg 432w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_165664427-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_165664427-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_165664427.jpg 664w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/gallery-921176p1.html?cr=00&pl=edit-00\">Everett Collection<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/editorial?cr=00&pl=edit-00\">Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Best known for her role as Lieutenant Anita Van Buren in the TV series Law & Order, S. Epatha Merkerson is a multi-award-winning actress whose secret love, so to speak, is quilt making\u00a0 She has distinguished herself by winning acting awards including\u00a0the Golden Globe, Emmy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Obie Award.\u00a0 Aside from these, she also garnered four NAACP Image Awards and two Tony Award nominations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was in a 2008 interview when Merkenson revealed that she is an avid quilt maker. \u00a0According to the interview, she made her first quilt when she was broke but wanted to give a birthday present to actor Samuel Jackson\u2019s daughter Zoe. After this experience, quilting\u00a0became a habit for the talented actress. \u00a0She would give homemade quilted bags to other cast members when they had\u00a0their opening nights on stage. Using remnant fabrics, her signature quilts bear the names of the recipient. \u00a0What a terrific idea which I\u2019m sure must have been highly appreciated by her colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stage And Television Actress Beth Maitland<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-30080 size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_108048881-434x650.jpg\" alt=\"Love Quilt Making\" class=\"wp-image-30080 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_108048881-434x650.jpg 434w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_108048881-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_108048881-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_108048881.jpg 667w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 434px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 434\/650;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_108048881-434x650.jpg\" alt=\"Love Quilt Making\" class=\"wp-image-30080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_108048881-434x650.jpg 434w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_108048881-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_108048881-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_108048881.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/gallery-751606p1.html?cr=00&pl=edit-00\">Joe Seer<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/editorial?cr=00&pl=edit-00\">Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Better known as an Emmy Award-winning actress, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beth_Maitland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beth Maitland<\/a> is one passionate quilt maker. She made her mark as Traci Abbott on CBS TV's famous series \u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d. Aside from quilting, Maitland also designs costumes, personal and home accessories, jewelry, and dolls. Her latest love is long-arm quilting\u00a0and\u00a0she spends her creative\u00a0time designing\u00a0quilt patterns and playing with fabric textures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a teenager, Beth\u00a0was already an accomplished sewist\u00a0and her love for creating has endured. Declaring in one of her interviews that her happiest quilting moments are free motion quilting, Maitland is an active member of various internet creative communities such as Facebook, Twitter, Etsy, Blog spot, and YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Daytime Emmy Awardee Tricia Cast<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-30081 size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_79592278-434x650.jpg\" alt=\"famous women who love quilt making\" class=\"wp-image-30081 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_79592278-434x650.jpg 434w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_79592278-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_79592278-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_79592278.jpg 667w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 434px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 434\/650;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_79592278-434x650.jpg\" alt=\"famous women who love quilt making\" class=\"wp-image-30081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_79592278-434x650.jpg 434w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_79592278-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_79592278-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_79592278.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/gallery-564025p1.html?cr=00&pl=edit-00\">Helga Esteb<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/editorial?cr=00&pl=edit-00\">Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>American actress Tricia Cast is most famous for her portrayal of Nina Webster in the top-rated television series \u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d. But her star actually shined in the television series \u201cThe Bad News Bears\u201d where she was cast as Amanda Wurlitzer. Born in Bradford, Brookhaven, New York, Tricia is also a theatre actress and has acted in a number of independent films. She won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series and got a nomination for another category a couple of years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After years as a television actress, Tricia\u00a0surprised the public when it was announced that she has requested to be released from her contract. There were a lot of speculations about her decision, but she divulged that she just wanted to take a sabbatical from Hollywood and looks forward to spending quality time with her new husband in Tennessee. \u00a0Obviously, she was also looking forward to spending time on her quilting &#8211;especially those throw-size quilts that she loves to make. In a recent tweet to a fan that just started quilt making, Tricia wrote, \u201cHave fun- so many ways to express yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Versatile Marie Osmond<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-30083 size-large\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_142644940-434x650.jpg\" alt=\"Love Quilt Making\" class=\"wp-image-30083 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_142644940-434x650.jpg 434w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_142644940-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_142644940-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_142644940.jpg 667w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 434px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 434\/650;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_142644940-434x650.jpg\" alt=\"Love Quilt Making\" class=\"wp-image-30083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_142644940-434x650.jpg 434w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_142644940-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_142644940-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/shutterstock_142644940.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/gallery-842284p1.html?cr=00&pl=edit-00\">s_bukley<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/editorial?cr=00&pl=edit-00\">Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Marie Osmond has many feathers in her cap. \u00a0These include being a singer, film screenwriter, actress, doll designer, and quilt maker. A member of the famous showbiz family, the Osmonds, Marie is the only girl in a brood of nine. \u00a0Her brothers were regular performers and singers on national television and at the age of four, Marie made her debut as part of The Osmond Brothers act on The Andy Williams Show. Marie later released \u201cPaper Roses\u201d, her first single as a solo artist which became a No. 1 country hit. It also reached the Top 5 on the Billboard magazine pop chart and earned a gold record. The rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1990s, Marie Osmond showed a different creative side when her doll line debuted on QVC. Her dolls are also sold in retail stores and internet stores in the United States and around the world. Her doll collection has won a number of award nominations such as the Trendsetter of the Year and Awards of Excellence from Dolls magazine.<br><script><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 2010, she published the book Marie Osmond\u2019s Heartfelt Giving: Sew and Quilt for Family and Friends. With step-by-step instructions for sewing and quilt projects that she designed herself, there is no doubt that this famous woman is an accomplished quilt maker. Osmond is enthused that she loves quilting and that it was her priceless time spent with her mother that made her fall in love with quilting. Marie also declares that quilt making is like a love letter for future generations &#8211; it is more than an art form as it\u2019s the history of family love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that, I hope you can find some inspiration and perhaps a role model from among these famous women who love quilt making. I certainly have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And Until Next Time, Happy Sewing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>elebrity role models are quite influential these days &#8211;especially for\u00a0kids and teens who are still in the process of fashioning their own identities. \u00a0According to Oliver Goldsmith, people seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy. \u00a0This is, of course, also true for adults. \u00a0We are \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/love-quilt-making\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":30096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[70,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30077"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30077"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74601,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30077\/revisions\/74601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}