arts & culture
arrowcreek talent
Carole Avery started quilting in 1992 when
ArrowCreek is rich in talented owners—
she was an engineer at Boeing. To cope
artists, writers, quilters, and more. In this
with the stress of that job, she looked for
issue of ArrowCreek View we're featuring
an interesting hobby. Carole had always
two local artists: Carole Avery who makes
enjoyed sewing—making doll clothes and
large wall quilts and Katie Keller who is
clothes for herself, but she lost interest in
a gifted potter. Please nominate other
that after a while. Her sister had taken up
talented people you know who we can
quilting, and that looked like fun. Seattle,
highlight in “Arts & Culture." Please
where she lived at that time, had a thriving
email your nominations and their contact
quilting community—numerous quilting
information to Joyce White, drjnash@
classes and shops that featured quilts.
outlook.com. Joyce is a member of the
Several of the quilt shops featured quilting
ArrowCreek Communications Committee
classes taught by nationally known quilters.
and frequently contributes articles for
So, Carole joined her first class. The rest,
publication in the ArrowCreek View.
as they say, is history. Carole was soon
making medium and large size quilts as wall hangings. Carole has taken numerous classes, participated in weeklong quilt retreats, attended quilt shows and made a wide variety of quilts. She likes to make applique quilts in which fabrics are cut out and fused together to make the design. As a result, she achieves more freedom in her designs.
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