🧵🌸 LET'S TALK ABOUT Pinecone Quilts with Betty Ford-Smith - KAREN’S QUILT CIRCLE
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- I just recently came across is a technique called a pinecone quilt. Betty Ford-Smith started making pinecone quilts in 2004 with help from her mentor Ms. Sue. Since then, she has been keeping history alive through research, showing and teaching about them. Her pinecone quilts are in the permanent collections of the National Quilt Museum, the International Quilt Museum and the Smithsonian. And she’s going to tell us all about how they got there.
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How amazing & interesting & touching is this lovely lady❣️I could listen to her share for hours 🥰 This is my first introduction to pinecone quilting…it’s history…Miss Sue…it’s beauty & unique design! Thank you Karen for this interview ❤️
Karen, you are a gem. Betty, I am so joyful to have met you today. Sue, you are in my heart ❤️.
Oh to spend the day with that wonderful lady ❤
I love hearing her tell how she learned to sew. I love her beautiful white hair.
Several of my children came home from elementary school with Christmas ornament balls made with this technique. I found them so intricate and asked how they did such a difficult project, but they all told me it was easy (those young, agile brains😄). They tried to describe it, but I couldn't comprehend . . . Now I do!
Still don't know how they made them into balls, foam balls stuck with little pins I think, to hold the fabric . . . or glued? Now I'm even more impressed with their teachers.
Thank you for this Karen, Ms. Betty, and Ms. Sue!
Thank you both. Betty’s smile is infectious. Her quilts are just gorgeous.
This is the most delightful quilting interview I have ever seen. I was mesmerized just seeing Betty's quilts and hearing Betty talk. I've sent the link to this video to my guild and my sewing circles. I have bought the book. I hope to be able to make a pine cone quilt.
When Ms. Ford-Smith offered the amazing pine cone block through the National Quilt Museum's BOM, I made one block and have SO much respect for how demanding it is to get precision circles and a beautiful result.
That pinecone pattern is one of the oldies. I use to do Christmas ornaments with that pattern back in the 1990s. I’ve also done potholders using that pattern. All the layers of material plus the padding made a good heat resistant potholder. Glad to see it again.
My grandmother use to make pillows using this method. People would save ribbons from funeral flowers arrangements and bring them to her to make memory pillows. I helped her iron lots of ribbon and fold the squares. She would have containers full of folded squares. Good memories!
I bet Betty would like to hear of that version
i could see why you would make a quilt like this with ribbons
Omg I have a pillow like this and I've been trying to search and find out what it was. Mine is also made from funeral ribbons except it has curved edges. I still wish I could figure out how they did it.
If there were artificial flowers she would attach them to the center. Some were square and some were round. This has been a wonderful memory from this interview ❤
Wonderful interview with Betty Ford Smith. Thank you to Betty for sharing her beautiful quilts and thank you Karen for another interesting interview.
What a delightful interview! Betty Ford-Smith smiles all the time and so do you, Karen! So nice to watch people talking (and showing) something that they love and know about. Besides that, Betty’s amazing works called my attention because I’ve seen this fabric triangles being used down here in Brazil, not in circular quilts like hers, but in small rectangular pieces, usually rugs, sewed by columns, and we call them “fish rugs” because they resemble the fish scales.
Fabulous, my grandmother, was muscogee (Creek) and lived in okla. Her entire life. She taught me how to sew, & made square pine cone pillows using solid fabric colors.
What an absolutely delightful and knowledgeable lady! I really enjoyed learning about Pinecone quilts and Ms. Sue.
This interview was so pleasant to listen to. 😊
Beautiful quilts by a beautiful lady.
Thank you Karen for this delightful interview with Betty. My daughter gifted me the book last summer. This quilt has been in my to do list for a long time.
Thank you Betty for keeping the tradition and teaching it to others. ❤
Such a warm-hearted, lovely, talented, informative and inspirational woman. Stunning quilts
Such a warm and talented person. I enjoyed your conversation and the pictures of these unique quilts.
Brilliant!!!!! what a joy, thank you both.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Love this! Darling dolls, too! Would be so sweet with the little quilts.❤
Wonderful interview with a beautiful woman, who is standing still in time! Thank you so much Karen sharing ♥️
Bettie Ford Smith is a true Treasure!💕
I did a baby quilt years ago with prairie point binding. It was a lot of work. Can’t imagine how she gets so much done 🎉🎉🎉
I started a prarie point border and ripped it off. It was too stiff and not comfortable.
Thank you, Karen! That was an awesome interview and I learned something new about our quilt making community! Beautiful! Thank you, thank you!!!! ❤🎉
You’re very welcome.🤗🤗🤗
I love these quilts, I’ve had the book for a while and hope to make one soon. Thank you for the interview
What a wonderful interview with Betty Ford Smith. I was thrilled to learn more about Miss Smith and the technique she learned from one of the elders of the community. I want to try it!! thank you Karen for your informative & interesting interviews❤❤
I have never heard of a pinecone quilt. Beautiful
That was a wonderful interview with Betty. She is a very generous lovely lady who is so passionate about what she does and so very practical . Loved her presence and attitude. Thanks Karen.
Wow! Another fabulous interview Karen! 🎉Amazing women all ❤ So interesting and inspirational! You are creating a wonderful legacy of your quilting life as well as adding to the legacy of all those you have interviewed. 👍💜🙏💜Their stories and techniques are inspiring my quilting adventures with the history of traditional techniques and technologies of the times. Truely fascinating, thank you 🙏💜from 🇦🇺Down Under 🇦🇺
I’d seen an interview with Betty before and I was inspired to make a pine cone quilt. Where I live in Lancaster, Pa the Amish make quilts and rugs with this technique and polyester fabrics.
I thoroughly enjoyed your interview with Betty Ford Smith. I found her very inspiring. What a wonderful story she has to share about Pinecone quilts.
Such a great person and gift to all of us 😊
I saw a mini pineapple quilt at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah. I believe it was made by Ms. Ford-Smith. I loved the 3D quality and just how beautiful it was. Fascinating interview!
I love the texture too
@JustGetitDoneQuilts ì just checked my photos from Paducah and it was the Rose Garden quilt by Ms Betty Ford-Jones. I took several photos from different perspectives. It was so different and pretty!
I had never heard of a pinecone quilt before. I have made a Christmas ornament using this design. I can't remember the name but something star. I also have rugs using the same idea that my Mother in law made. Wonderful show.
The rug is made out of double knits. The ladies of her church made them.
Another great interview Karen. I learnt this technique with Rachel Daisy, who Betty mentions. Rachel is the most beautiful person, and her quilts too are amazing. I love Betty's colour combinations ❤❤❤ I still have some unfinished blocks (that survived your clean-up challenge). Maybe they can move up the priority list now.
FANTASTIC INTERVIEW … I love Betty & her Pinecone quilts ❤❤❤
:Great interview with Betty Ford-Smith. Her quilts are gorgeous and you can see the love in them.
At 45 I don't think I qualify as "young," but you have gotten me interested in this style of quilting! And I do enjoy some hand sewing, so I will continue the traditional method that you are so fond of. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing tradition!
Great interview! 💛
Great interview Karen! She was just lovely and fun to listen to!
Karen thank you for such a wonderful interview with Miss Betty. She’s inspiring with her knowledge and artistic ability
When she finally showed the quilt I recognized it. I have done the styrofoam pinecone ornament with pins! Great.
That's what it reminds me of too, I make those ornaments 👍
What an interesting and talented woman. Thanks for sharing your chat with her.
What a nice lady and what great quilts she makes!👍
I have never watched your interviews before. Betty is so wonderful, it was really fun to hear her story and her quilts are breathtaking! What a fun revelation.
Glad you tried one. So many great guest in this series. I hope you try another one e
I took an online class with her. During the corvid lockdown, excellent teaching.
Oh my gosh! I love listening to her and her stories! This is a technique that I would love to learn. Thank you, Karen and Betty
Absolutely an amazing interview ! I have seen the book and now I know what the pinecone history is I can’t wait to learn to do this.Thank you for sharing Betty Ford-Smith. Your quilts are absolutely gorgeous ! ❤
What a wonderfull interview! Hearing her explain all how she works and what she still wants to do! Just amazing! Loved it all! Thank you so much.
Thank you, both, for this interview. Imagine the conversations women would have had as they cut up old garments and such, and spent hours folding and stitching.
Wow! I never knew it was a big thing. My mum and aunts used to make cushions with this technique back in the 50s. My aunt is 90 now. Fabulous interview.
Wow! Amazing interview! Thanks to you both
I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
What a great interview, I love your interviews…each one is so interesting and just when I think they can’t get any better you do a show that is just so amazing and interesting. Thank you for sharing all your interviews. So enjoy your shows.
I bought that book about a year ago. I throughly enjoyed it. I’ll probably never make a pine cone quilt, but I do enjoy looking at them.
This is a wonderful interview! Thank you for highlighting Betty Ford-Smith and her pine cone quilts. My quilt guild will have a class on this technique in May. ❤
What a wonderful and heartwarming video - thank you Karen and Betty.
Thank you so much for sharing your story Betty. I had never seen the pinecone quilt before and am excited to learn more!!
Wow! Beautiful!
Wonderful, thank you 😊❤
Beautiful interview Ms Karen. I remember as a child in the early 80s my Aunt making scrap mats for the home in this same method. The only thing is her triangle points faced out towards the edge and she started from the edge going in.
Delighted to see Betty on your channel. I discovered her book at my local library and was captivated by this style of quilting and its history.
Loved hearing from Betty. My mother and I made several of these for wall hangings. Wish I could do that with her again. I don't remember how long ago we did this but I'm guessing it was in the 1980s or 90s. I have one in Christmas fabrics and colors that I still hang at Christmas. I don't know if we had a name for them but I know it was Pinecone.
Fascinating and Betty's quilts are beautiful! ❤
Hello, from UK!
Loved this interview. The technique reminds me of Manx Log Cabin - also a folded, hand-sewn pattern. Pieces for Manx LC are measured on various parts of the sewist’s hand. An easy method to sew by candlelight. BTW, I’ve ordered Betty’s book!!
I saw her Quilt at the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln NE. Awesome
Thankyou for introducing us to Betty Ford Smith and her wonderful quilting technique. I absolutely want to make a pinecone quilt soon
That interview was fantastic. I couldn’t wait to order the book because I love hand stitching. What an amazing lady. ❤
Such a lovely lady with an interesting story. Good interview.
I've seen this pattern before. It is absolutely beautiful. Thank you very much for showing this.
Great interview. I laughed out loud! So great that Ms. Ford-Smith is preserving this technique! And what a lovely lady she seems to be. By the way, I have many fabric pine cone Christmas ornaments made by a similar method.
This was wonderful! I came across Pinecone Quilts last year and was very intrigued by them! Today’s video just ignited my desire to give a small block a try!
So fascinating! Loved seeing this!
I loved her story too!
Loved this interview!
Wow what a delightful lady! I Am going to make at least one big block.
Great interview Karen! You and Bettie are preserving the history of fabric arts. Bettie by being relentless in her detective work and determination to complete her book depicting the details of an almost lost artistic technique. Karen, thank you for bringing to the forefront of our consciousness so many wonderful people, not only Bettie but others that you've interviewed who contribute so much to the world of fabric arts. Thank you!!!!
What a wonderful story! Beautiful quilts , amazing talent.
Wonderful interview!
What an interesting and creative woman, thank you for sharing!
What a wonderful interview , so important to keep the different skills going .
This was so interestng. Thank you, Betty, for sharing your passion. Just ordered my book and needles. Thank you Karen for interviewing Betty.
Thank you, for a lovely interview. I try to always put Prairie points on my baby quilts.
So beautiful thank you for sharing these amazing quilts and this amazing technique. Gee’s Bend quilts are amazing as well….🦋🦋🦋
Wh at a fantastic interview. Never saw such quilts, absolutely beautiful. Thank you for finding such interesting people and sharing their stories with us.
The photos in her book are absolutely stunning. I can’t wait to try it
@ I don’t blame you, fascinating. If my hand arthritis wasn’t so bad I’d give it a go myself.
What a great interview
How very interesting. Is this quilt ever call the folded star quilt? Loved the history of this quilt and the joy Betty has in sharing.
As a young teen, my mother introduced me to sewing but I despised doing the handwork. My mother loved handwork so she would tack down all my facings and do all the hemming so my garments would be ready to wear. Many decades later she took a class in this folded fabric technique; she was probably in her late 70s at the time. Every time I made the trip back home (a nine hour drive) I would walk through each room to see what Momma had changed; added or rearranged. One time I noticed an embroidery hoop hanging on the wall with an intricate, folded fabric design within. I was intrigued! It wasn’t until you mentioned the star shape that I could visualize the piece. That was part of the mystery, how were the pieces folded AND laid out in such an intricate star pattern? Thank you for this little memory of my sweet momma.
I love this interview. Very interesting and nice woman. Interesting to learn about her work!
Great interview and I love Bettie! Good job Karen, thx
Beautiful
Fascinating! Thank you for this interesting quilt design technique and history!
Just ordered my copy of the book. So fascinating to hear about the road to publication. . . Tedious at best but kudos for persevering
Loved Betty Such a wonderful interview.
Lovely! I like hand sewing, so I bought your book!
Loved Betty. I won’t be making a quilt but might try a wall hanging. Thanks Karen
I know this technique as Somerset Patchwork or Folded Star. I’m in the UK. This was a very interesting interview.
I absolutely loved this. What a beautiful, captivating woman, with a wealth of knowledge. I hope she writes an autobiography someday because it sounds like her whole life has been so interesting. Thank you for bringing her to us. I'd love to know how she develops a quilt from the very beginning; what inspires her? Does she see it in her mind first, or is it an organic process? So fascinating. Thanks again!
This is so interesting. What a lovely lady! Thank you for posting this interview.
I'm so glad you enjoyed the interview!
Enjoyed this
Great interview! Thank you
Absolutely wonderful interview!