Interviewed by Elizabeth Townsend Gard

Date March 2019

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Dawn Heese is an author, pattern and fabric designer and award winning quilter. She has published 5 books with Kansas City Star and is currently working on her second published by Quilt-mania, available in French and English. She designs quilt patterns under the name Linen Closet Designs and is a licensed fabric designer for Diamond Textiles. Her patterns have a vintage, folk art appeal. Dawn's work can be seen in international and national magazines such as Quiltmania, Simply Vintage, Fons and Porter, Quilts and More, and Primitive Quilts and Projects. She has taught and presented trunkshows all over the US and abroad, sharing her love of applique and quilting. Dawn lives in Prairie Home, Mo.