A Dusty Garden Grows - Softcover

Thompson, Terry Clothier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933466669 ISBN 13: 9781933466668

Publisher: C&T Publishing / Kansas City Star Quilts, 2008

Synopsis

Terry Clothier Thompson presents us with a whimsical block of the month quilt using patterns designed during the dust bowl years. Using batiks and gradations where one would ordinarily see 1930s reproduction prints, Terry brings us a new perspective on updating patterns.

About this title

About the Author

Terry Clothier Thompson has been on the forefront of our current quilt revival. Born into the fifth generation of a Kansas pioneer family, she grew up in the Wichita area. She watched her grandmother sew and quilt during visits to the family farm called Peace Creek, west of Hutchinson, Kansas. Her stitching passion began when she sewed calico dresses for her daughter. With the leftover scraps, she made a quilt and, in the process, became a passionate quilter.

Her family's move to Kansas City brought the opportunity to teach patchwork at Johnson County Community College. In 1973, she opened The Quilting Bee, a store devoted totally to quilting, an anomaly at that time. The shop was located on the Country Club Plaza until 1984. She designed a unique line of patterns that she still sells nationwide. Terry was a principal documenter for the Kansas Quilt Project from 1986 to 1989 and was a co-author of Kansas Quilts and Quilters, published in 1993 by the University Press of Kansas.

In addition to her applique patterns, Terry has written six books through her company, Peace Creek Patterns and Books. Each is a collection of family stories in different eras and has quilts designed to go along with the stories. She has published the following books with The Kansas City Star, Four Block Quilts, Libertyville, Quilts in Red and Green and Red, Green and Beyond with Nancy Hornback, Quilts Through the Camera's Eye, and Louisa May Alcott.

Her passion for quiltmaking is contagious. She has an extensive collection of vintage fabrics, quilts, laces and all kinds of needlework. Terry's FabriCamp classes are held in her new studio in Lawrence, Kansas. She also designs a line of reproduction fabrics for Moda.

Edition details

• Publisher: C&T Publishing / Kansas City Star Quilts
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1933466669
• ISBN 13: 9781933466668
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 108