Burlison, Kaye L.

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Volume 9Issue 2 Winter Article 1012-15-1989Crafty QuilterKaye L. BurlisonFollow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/westviewThis Nonfiction is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals atSWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Westviewby an authorized administrator of SWOSU Digital Commons. For moreinformation, please contact phillip.fitzsimmons@swosu.edu.Recommended CitationBurlison, Kaye L. (1989) "Crafty Quilter," Westview: Vol. 9 : Iss. 2 , Article 10.Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/westview/vol9/iss2/10QUILTERSLesson In IndustryC rafty Q ui lterBy Kaye L. BurlisonTo ju s t  about anyone peering th rough  the pane of her front door and seeing her bent to her task , she  would seem a frail grandm other  who has blue-gray hair. However, Sue Hampton of Hinton is, at 91 years of age, a woman who is still interested, as she has always been, in creating and sharing the beauty of her crafts.W hen M rs.  H a m p to n  w as  y o u n g e r ,  sh e  he lped  her  husband, C.A. Hampton, with their  grocery store in Hinton. Still she managed to rear three children as well as find time for church work and artistic activities.She raised beautiful flowers in her garden and supplied her church  with lovely fresh-cut floral a rrangem ents .  She also played the organ and aided in creating a worshipful atm osphere for services. Her abilities overflowed as she taught o thers the harmonious chords of hym ns and sonatas on the piano.In 1931. when some of her friends made some quilts, Mrs. Hampton pieced together her first quilt. For the Flower Garden pattern, she carefully cut each small block with a tiny flower in the center. Because her mother-in-law in Colorado could quilt beautifully, she sent the quilt to her for quilting. Last year, Mrs. Hampton 's  g randdaugh ter  entered this "antique" quilt in the local fair and won First Prize..at 91 years of age, still creating and sharing the beauty of her crafts. ”As age and a r th r i t is  began to hinder her outdoor activities and after her husband died, Mrs. Hampton focused her en e rg ies  on her  indoo r  c re a t iv e  p ro jec ts .  Her s t i t c h e ry  projects included many crewel embroidery pictures and a need lep o in t  p iano -bench  cover .  B ecause  of her  g iv ing  nature, she gave many of these projects to others after many hours of loving labor.Mrs. Sue Hampton and her great-granddaughter. Allison Hawkins, learning to quilt.And then she began quilting again. Most of these objects of w arm th  and beauty have been selected from catalogs by the recipients. Mrs. Hampton donates the labor while the receiver pays for materials and quilting. She has done quilts t h a t  h ave  c r o s s - s t i c h  e m b ro id e re d  p a t t e r n s ,  app l iqued  fabrics, and the old-fashioned pieced quilts  in which the cloth s tr ips themselves form the pattern . In the past twenty years, she has completed seventeen quilts.Once again, as long ago, this  lovely lady is sharing  the beauty of her talents.  She placed before us a beautiful family, a b rea th tak ing  rose, a memorable melody; and now she has stitched together colorful s tr ips of cloth that,  like her love, will keep us warm for years to come. fKA YE  L. B U R L I S O N  o f  Moore received her M a s te r ’s oj Education degree from  S O SU  in December, 1988. She works as a draftsman for  an architectural f i r m  in Oklahoma City. Like her grandm other ,  Sue H am pton , she enjoys sti tchery  projects and has completed her first  quilt.2 8 W e s t v i e w . W i n t e r  1 9 8 9

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