Quilting in Southwest Virginia
- Creator
- Bowser, Michelle
- Brown, Effie King
- Philips, Delilah
Quilting in Southwest Virginia
In this project, Michelle Bowser interviewed Effie King Brown and Delilah Philips about their experiences with the craft of quilting. Topics in the interviews included the history of quilting and how it has changed since bible times, the question as to whether to use a sewing machine or to hand quilt, thoughts about selling quilts, quilt shows, and passing on the quilting tradion. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.
- Creator
- Bowser, Michelle
- Brown, Effie King
- Philips, Delilah