Did you know most Iowa counties have a quilt shop?

To our new subscribers: I host a Monday Zoom call over the noon hour most weeks but usually take holidays off. After meeting Marianne Fons in Winterset recently, we decided we needed her to meet you BEFORE the upcoming Winterest Quilt Festival happening June 5-8, so she was our guest on Memorial Day. I didn’t expect a big turnout today because it’s a holiday and the weather is mostly beautiful. Turns out, there is a lot of interest in quilting, even among those of us who know nothing about the craft/art form. J. Ann Selzer happened to visit the Quilt Museum in Winterset just last week, with her friend from Michigan, who also joined our call. Liz Seizer, Ames, was on the call, too. Not only is she a fan of the Iowa Quilt Museum, but regularly visits the renovated movie theater on the square called, ‘The Iowa.’ Barry Piatt summed up the nostalgic and warm feelings a lot of people have for quilts by being one of the last participants to speak. He said: “There's something just really comforting about a cold winter night, being able to climb into bed and snuggle under a quilt made by your grandmother, underneath a quilt made by your great-grandmother, given to you by your mother.”Enjoy the show the conversation with Marianne Fons, Reporting from Quiltropolis, and our equally fascinating particpants. I’m just curious. Do you have a family quilt? Do you know the story behind it? Monday, June 3, ZoomNext Monday, our guest will be Polk County Attorney, Kimberly Graham. You need to be a subcriber, but can do so at no charge. However, paid subscription revenues fund the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat Scholarship Fund. ALERTThe Early Bird Discount for the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat ends on May 31. RoundupWould you like to recieve a weekly roundup of columns by members of the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative? It’s easy, free, and lands in your inbox early Sunday morning.IOWA WRITERS’ COLLABORATIVENicole Baart: This Stays Here, Sioux CenterRay Young Bear: From Red Earth Drive, Meskwaki SettlementLaura Belin: Iowa Politics with Laura Belin, Windsor HeightsTory Brecht: Brecht’s Beat, Quad CitiesDartanyan L. Brown: My Integrated Live, Des MoinesDouglas Burns: The Iowa Mercury, CarrollJane Burns: The Crossover, Des MoinesDave Busiek: Dave Busiek on Media, Des MoinesRachelle Chase : Reading with Rachelle, OttumwaIowa Writers Collaborative: RoundupSteph C: It Was Never a Dress, JohnstonArt Cullen: Art Cullen’s Notebook, Storm LakeSuzanna de Baca: Dispatches from the Heartland, HuxleyDebra Engle: A Whole New World, Madison CountyRandy Evans: Stray Thoughts, Des Moines via BloomfieldDaniel P. Finney: Paragraph Stacker, Des MoinesMarianne Fons: Reporting From Quiltropolis, WintersetArnold Garson: Second Thoughts, Okoboji and Sioux FallsJulie Gammack: Julie Gammack’s Iowa Potluck, Des Moines and OkobojiAvery Gregurich: The Five and Dime, MarengoFern Kupfer and Joe Geha: Fern and Joe, AmesRob Gray's Area: Rob Gray’s Area, AnkenyNik Heftman: The Seven Times, IowaBeth Hoffman: In the Dirt, LovillaIowa Capital Dispatch, an alliance with IWCIowa Podcasters' CollaborativeIowa Writers Collaborative Roundup Sunday RoundupBlack Iowa News: Dana James, IowaChris Jones: Chris’s Substack, Iowa CityPat Kinney: View from Cedar Valley, WaterlooRobert Leonard: Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture, BusseyLetters From IowansDarcy Maulsby: Keepin’ It Rural, Calhoun CountyHola Iowa: IowaAlison McGaughey: The Inquisitive Quad Citizen, Quad CitiesKurtis Meyer: Showing Up, St. AnsgarVicki Minor: Relatively Minor, WintersetWini Moranville: Wini’s Food Stories, Des MoinesJeff Morrison: Between Two Rivers, Cedar RapidsKyle Munson: Kyle Munson’s Main Street, Des MoinesJane Nguyen: The Asian Iowan, West Des MoinesJohn Naughton: My Life in Color, Des MoinesChuck Offenburger: Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger, Jefferson and Des MoinesBarry Piatt: Piatt on Politics Behind the Curtain, Washington, D.C.Dave Price: Dave Price’s Perspective, Des MoinesSteve Semken: Ice Cube Press, LLC, North LibertyMacey Shofroth: The Midwest Creative, NorwalkLarry Stone: Listening to the Land, ElkaderMary Swander: Mary Swander’s Buggy Land, KalonaMary Swander's Emerging Voices: Emerging Voices, KalonaCheryl Tevis: Unfinished Business, Boone CountyEd Tibbetts: Along the Mississippi, DavenportJason Walsmith: The Racontourist, EarlhamKali White VanBaale: 988: Mental Healthcare in Iowa, BondurantTeresa Zilk: Talking Good, Des Moines This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit okobojiwriters.substack.com/subscribe