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Xenia Cord - Legacy Quilts
Interviewed by Elizabeth Townsend Gard
Date December 2017
Xenia Cord will be inducted into the of the Quilters Hall of Fame in July 2018. We will talk with her about just what the Quilters Hall of Fame is. Xenia taught Folklore and American Studies at Indiana University. She has explored and written about quilt history. She produced Quilt America, a national quilt convention in Indianapolis. She has also been part of the American Quilt Study Group, including serving as past president. She is an advisory member of the International Quilt Study Center and Museum. She is also the founder of Midwest Fabric Study Group. She is the owner of Legacy Quilts, an antique quilt brokerage company.
Topics
Her work in American Studies and Folklore
Quilters Hall of Fame
The Experience of running Quilt America
Quilt History
Commercialization of Quilting Industry
Role of Museums
Antique Quilts - and Legacy Quilts
Reproduction Fabrics
What history teaches us
Building Blocks
American Quilt Study Group
Her thoughts on Modern Quilt movement
Favorite Quilts