This quilt, Color to Lift the Spirit, was made by Whitewater’s Mary Taft Althaus. It was entered in the Quilt Week Show of the American Quilters Society which was held in Paducah, Kentucky, April 27-30. The beautiful piece was the Honorable Mention winner in the stationary machine quilted large quilt category. The award winners may be viewed on this website.

Mary Althaus said, “When I began quilt-making in the late 1980’s, I used traditional patterns and fabrics. In the early 2000’s, I began using reproduction 1800 patterns and fabrics. I joined other quilters via the Internet in discussion groups. Groups are geared towards style, fabric, a quilt designer, a fabric designer, or a specific quilt pattern to name a few. In the last few years, I have drifted towards the brighter fabrics, using Electric Quilt for design, and Inklingo to print sewing and cutting lines on fabric using my laptop and home printer.”