 Jeanne
Poore is an internationally known quilting instructor, lecturer,
designer and author. She has built her expertise around her Kansas
upbringing and the Star quilt patterns. Jeanne specializes in
redrafting original Star quilt designs for use by today's
quilters, and shares her expertise through lectures and books. The
Star's first official book on the patterns, Star Quilts: The
Legendary Kansas City Star Quilt Patterns, featured patterns
redrafted by Jeanne, and her quilts have been published in
numerous magazines and books. In addition to the Star theme, she
has also written books such as Santa's Parade of Nursery
Rhymes, Fan Quilt Memories and Kansas Spirit.
Jeanne describes herself as an old-fashioned traditional
quiltmaker who learned the craft from two grandmothers who shared
their homegrown knowledge and love of quilting with her. A
fourth-generation Kansas quilter, she remembers selecting feed
sack fabric from the back porch of her maternal grandparents' farm
home where she was born. Her maternal grandmother, Addah Vera
Menzies, took her along to other farm homes where ladies gathered
to quilt. She went to church quilting bees with her paternal
grandmother, Mildred Bell Enfield, in Kansas City, where they also
shared many hours in their homes quilting together. Her Grandma
Enfield made quilts for most of her family-but not for Jeanne.
When asked why, she explained that Jeanne would get all her
sewing/quilting tools and fabrics, and all of her Kansas City Star
patterns and unfinished quilt tops. Included in the collection
were some tops from Jeanne's great grandmother.
Some of Jeanne's many professional affiliations include membership
in various guilds, as well as the American Quilter's Society, the
International Quilt Association, the National Quilt Association,
and involvement in national quilting events, as a lecturer,
instructor or quilt show judge.
She enjoys making old-fashioned traditional patterns using lots of
fabric - "the more the better." She likes all the facets
of the quiltmaking process, from designing to the hand quilting. |
