Kathleen Hughes “An Art Quilter’s Trunk Show”
September 18, 2019 9:30 a.m.
Kathleen Hughes has been quilting for over 25 years and started making art quilts about 15 years ago. She began making traditional patchwork quilts to use up scraps after her children got too old for mom’s homemade clothes, and continued to develop her skills, receiving inspiration from her membership in Milwaukee Art Quilters (MarQ), Professional Art Quilters Alliance (PAQA), and Studio Art Quilters Association (SAQA).
Kathleen was an art major, getting her degree in 1972 from Valparaiso University, followed by a Masters in Art History at UWM in 1975. She is the mother of two, stepmother of three, and proud grandmother of 20, and has made a baby quilt for every one of her grandchildren. Among other venues, her quilts have been exhibited at Madison Quilt Expo; AQS Lancaster, Des Moines, Paducah, and Grand Rapids; and IQA’s “Celebrate Spring” collection. Her quilt “Autumn Sky, High Wind” was featured in the QuiltArt Calendar for 2016. She currently has two quilts in the SAQA-Il/WI exhibit “Blues and other Hues” at the Plymouth Art Center.