Fiber Artist, Ruth Ann Maxwell
Cathedral Window Quilt
I was an experienced seamstress when I learned to quilt. My friends and I decided to take a 3-week course through the extension office in Thomasville, Ga., led by Anne Ring and Mary Perryman. We each created a mystery quilt during that time, titled “A Bear in the Woods.” That was 26 years ago. Since then, I have created over 75 quilts, and have enjoyed doing it with the group now called the Cotton Pickin’ Quilters. My featured quilt was handmade in 1975 by my second cousin on my father’s side, Elenor Anderson of Mercer County, PA. It is king- sized and made from cotton and other fabrics. It was constructed entirely by hand. I wanted it as a family heirloom, so I purchased it. It makes me proud to own a part of my family’s creative history.
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