Author Karen L. Dever

About Karen Devers

From Devers’ book: “Karen Devers, an award-winning quilter, has been involved with quilting for over 20 years and is a teacher, designer, and an AQS Certified quilt appraiser. She has had several designs published in McCall’s, For the Love of Quilting, and Quilter’s Newsletter. A member of many guilds, professional quilt groups, and quilt study groups, she lectures to guilds on changes in our quilting styles through the years and the importance of appraisals.”

Interview with Karen Devers

Question: Karen, tell me a bit about your childhood, and how you learned about quilting.

“My Mother was a seamstress (in her spare time, while raising four children) and she taught me to sew, as did my grandmother. I made a lot of my own clothes growing up.”

Question: How have you seen quilting designs, construction, and trends change?

“Through the years since the great quilt revival of 1976 (U.S. Bicentennial), an increase in tools became available to ease quilt construction. The quality and variety of quilting cottons has ignited a multi-million dollar industry, along with computerized sewing machines and design programs.”

Question: Please tell us about this quilt, “Soldier’s Pride.”

“It is a sampler quilt inspired by the collection of WWII quilts owned by Sue Reich, a fellow quilt appraiser. It features quilt blocks from those antique quilts as well as their history.”

Question: How did you happen to write the book Soldier’s Pride & More, and what will we find in the book?

“You will find photos of friends and family member veterans (both men & women) from WWII to the 2000’s. In addition are directions for making the blocks in this quilt as well as instructions for making other quilts using these sampler blocks (sampler means all the blocks in one quilt are different).”

Question: Why are you dedicated to honoring veterans?

“Because my father served in WWII and my husband served in Vietnam. It is because of their involvement, experiences, and service to our country.”

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