Member Spotlight: Vickie Rooks and her quilt “Picnic in the Garden part two”
2015-09-16
Picnic in the Garden part two (75″ x 91″), 2013. Photo courtesy of Bill Volckening The quilt shown here is Picnic in the Garden part two, designed and pieced by MPS member Vickie Rooks and quilted by Nancy Stovall. Vickie completed the quilt in 2013 and displayed it for the first time in March at the Metropolitan Patchwork Society’s 2015 quilt show, where it caught the eye of local quilt historian and author Bill Volckening. Writing on his blog Wonkyworld, Bill declared Vickie’s quilt one of his favorites at the show, commenting: “The thing about this quilt that surprised me the most was its fabricsRead More →