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A member of our guild
since 1982, Maurine Noble’s work both as a quilter and a
teacher truly represents the spirit of Journeys and Gifts.
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Maurine Noble |
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The author of three
bestselling books on machine quilting and machine
appliqué, Maurine has inspired many quilters to venture
into new territory, smoothing their paths with lessons
and advice. She has traveled widely in the U.S. and as
far afield as South Africa, making friends and finding
inspiration along the way for her own energetic and
playful quilts.
Maurine has been in
love with sewing machines for as long as she can
remember. Always interested in finding ways to use a
sewing machine to do things typically done by hand,
Maurine discovered machine quilting in the late nineteen
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She continued in a
career of teaching clothing construction and
machine-arts until 1987 when she taught her first class
dedicated to machine quilting at In The Beginning. She
soon was asked by That Patchwork Place to try her hand
at writing a book on the techniques she was teaching.
The popularity of Machine Quilting Made Easy!,
first published in 1994 and still in print, launched
Maurine onto the national teaching circuit, a career
that has continued until her retirement this year. |
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As we highlight our
guild’s Gifts of Soft Comfort, it seems appropriate that our
featured artist protested, upon being invited to
participate, that she’s given most of her quilts away!
Maurine’s generous spirit lead her to establish a
quilt-making group in her church, guiding both members with
experience and those new to quilting to make quilts
together. Calling themselves the Plymouth Piecemakers, this
group has now made hundreds of quilts: quilts for
congregation members who are facing adversity or who are
celebrating new babies and graduations, and many, many
quilts for residents and volunteers at Plymouth House, a
mental health transitional housing facility.
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With a son who teaches
elementary school and grandchildren living nearby, it’s not
surprising to find Maurine making quilts as school
projects. One of her favorites is here, along with quilts
she has made for herself and her family. You will notice
many beautiful hand-dyed fabrics and threads in Maurine’s
quilts and class samples. These were made by her daughter
Elin Noble. |
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We
are pleased to present this display to celebrate Maurine’s
own journeys and gifts |
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