05/03/2011 | 25m 14s | Video has closed captioning.
Join Huell at the Glendale Quilt Show where he meets some quilters and sees some amazing quilts.
Aired: 05/03/11
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>> "VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER" IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RALPH M. PARSONS FOUNDATION.
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY KCET PUBLIC TELEVISION] >> COME OVER HERE, HEIDI.
LOOK AT THIS.
HERE SHE IS.
>> HOWDY!
HOWDY, THERE!
>> SHE'S A LITTLE LOW-KEY.
[LAUGHTER] >> SHE'S A LITTLE SHY.
YOU'LL HAVE TO GIVE HER A LITTLE BIT OF TIME.
HERE'S THE SET-UP.
HEIDI SENT ME AN EMAIL A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO INVITING ME TO A QUILT SHOW, AND I CALLED YOU BACK AND TOLD YOU THAT BASICALLY, I HAD BEEN TO QUILT SHOWS BEFORE, I LIKED QUILT SHOWS, BUT I JUST DIDN'T THINK THAT I WAS GOING TO COME TO YOUR QUILT SHOW.
WELL... [LAUGHS] >> AFTER SPENDING 5 MINUTES ON THE PHONE WITH HER, NOT ONLY ARE WE AT THE QUILT SHOW, WE'VE GOT THE VIP WELCOMING COMMITTEE, AND I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS DAY FOR--LITERALLY FOR MONTHS, SINCE WE TALKED ON THE PHONE.
>> YES.
I THINK IT WAS EVEN DECEMBER.
IT WAS WAY BACK THEN.
>> YOU TALKED ME INTO THIS!
AND WHAT DID YOU SAY TO GET US HERE?
>> I JUST TOLD YOU HOW EXCITING THIS HOBBY IS.
QUILTING IS JUST A LOVE FROM CHILDREN AND ALL THE WAY UP TO THE PARENTS.
IT'S BEEN A HISTORICAL EVENT.
OUR GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, PIONEERS-- WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU ALL THAT, HUELL, AND TEASE YOU IN THERE.
>> YEAH.
BUT YOU ALSO SAID THAT IT ISN'T JUST SOME QUIET LITTLE BUNCH OF LADIES SITTING IN BACK.
>> WE HAVE FUN.
WE'VE GOT OUR MINI GROUPS.
AND OF COURSE, WE DISCUSS THE "CALIFORNIA'S GOLD" PROGRAM THE NIGHT BEFORE.
AND WE GO ON AND REMINISCE ABOUT COAST TRIPS THAT WE DID UP AND DOWN WITH OUR PARENTS, WHAT WE DID WITH OUR CHILDREN.
>> SO QUILTING IS FUN.
>> IT IS!
WE JUST DUT-DUT-DUT.
>> SO THAT'S--YOU SEEM LIKE YOU'RE KIND OF READY TO GO IN, TOO.
>> I'M READY TO GO.
>> YEAH.
SEE?
SHE SUCKS YOU IN.
SHE GETS YOU IN.
>> IT'S THERAPEUTIC.
IT'S THE MOST THERAPEUTIC THING, AND YOU CREATE WONDERFUL GIFTS.
AND THE MEN LOVE TO RECEIVE THEM.
MY DAD, MY HUSBAND, CHILDREN... >> WOW.
WELL, YOU SEE, SHE'S KIND OF SOFT SELL, BUT SHE GOT US HERE.
WE GOT THE WELCOMING COMMITTEE.
WE GOT HEIDI.
WE GOT ALL THE QUILTERS INSIDE, 'CAUSE THIS IS A BIG SHOW, ISN'T IT?
>> OH, THIS IS OUR 32nd YEAR HUELL.
AND FOR 32 YEARS, WE'VE BEEN PUTTING THIS ON.
BUT THE MARRIOTT, FIRST CLASS SERVICE.
>> NOW, THIS ISN'T AN INFOMERCIAL FOR THE MARRIOTT.
[LAUGHTER] >> BUT WE ARE--WE DO FEEL WELCOME.
>> BUT THEY'RE OUR BUDS.
THEY DO ANYTHING THE LAST 24/7.
>> PLUS, I HAVE A FEELING WHATEVER HEIDI WANTS THIS TO BE, THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE.
I'VE TOTALLY LOST CONTROL OVER THIS PROGRAM.
BUT WE ARE NOW GOING TO LEAVE OUR FRIENDS FROM THE MARRIOTT, AND WE'RE GOING INSIDE THE CONVENTION CENTER TO ATTEND, WITH HEIDI--THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE SHOW?
>> IT'S THE GLENDALE QUILT GUILD "THE WILD WEST SHOW: QUILTS OF THE WILD WEST."
>> AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WILD QUILTIN' TIME INSIDE.
>> I'LL SEE TO IT.
[LAUGHTER] [INDISTINCT TALKING] >> OK.
THE ADVENTURE BEGINS.
WE ARE INSIDE THE QUILT SHOW.
AND THE FIRST PERSON HEIDI WANTS ME TO MEET IS THIS LADY OVER HERE WEARING--PUT YOUR HANDS UP FOR US.
SHE'S WEARING WHITE GLOVES.
>> SHE SURE IS.
SHE'S PROTECTING THIS FIRST PLACE WINNER QUILT HERE.
>> HOW ARE YOU PROTECTING THEM WITH WHITE GLOVES?
>> I USE MY WHITE GLOVES TO BRING THE QUILT UP CLOSER FOR SOMEBODY TO SEE, OR TO LOOK AT THE BACK, IF THEY WANT TO SEE WHAT'S ON THE BACK FOR THE QUILTING-- >> SO IT'S NOT GOOD FOR SOMEBODY TO COME UP AND TOUCH THE QUILT?
>> NO.
IF THEY DO TOUCH IT, THEY GET THEIR HAND OILS ON IT, AND IT STARTS DAMAGING THE QUILT.
>> OK.
SO WE'RE LEARNING A LITTLE BIT OF QUILT ETIQUETTE.
>> CORRECT, CORRECT.
>> THERE ARE RULES, THERE ARE DOs AND DON'Ts WHEN YOU VISIT THE QUILT SHOW.
>> THAT'S FOR SURE.
WE HAVE JUDGES.
WE'VE GOT A WHOLE PROFESSIONAL TEAM OF JUDGES.
THEY SPEND A WHOLE DAY EXAMINING FRONT TO BACK, EVERY CORNER, EVERY INCH.
>> THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL QUILT OVERLOAD.
>> IT IS.
IT IS.
>> ALL RIGHT, NOW.
HERE'S ANOTHER WINNER OVER HERE.
WE'VE SET HER KIND OF UP.
WE GOT A LOT OF CAMERAS AROUND HERE, TOO.
YOUR NAME IS?
>> DOROTHEA CORRIGAN.
>> AND THIS IS YOUR QUILT.
>> YES.
>> AND YOU ARE A WINNER.
>> NO--NOT REALLY.
>> YOU DIDN'T WIN?
>> SHE SHOULD HAVE.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
>> OH!
WAIT A MINUTE.
THIS IS KIND OF PSYCHEDELIC.
>> THIS IS CALLED "SURFING MEMORIES," AND WE'VE GOT A DESCRIPTION OF THIS ONE HERE.
BUT THEY'RE SO INTRICATE.
SEE THE SURF BOARDS?
YOU HAVE TO LOOK CLOSELY HERE.
THIS IS TRULY A CALIFORNIA GOLD QUILT.
>> HERE ARE THE SURF BOARDS RIGHT UP HERE.
LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS CRAZY.
>> AND YOU KNOW WHO GOT ME STARTED?
THIS IS MY MOTHER, HUELL.
>> HI!
>> YOU KNOW, THIS IS CATCHING.
THIS IS CATCHING.
YOU MIGHT BE A QUILTER NEXT.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
THAT--IT DOES GET IN YOUR BLOOD, DOESN'T IT?
>> WHERE'S DAUGHTER NUMBER 2?
>> A QUILTER.
>> YOU'RE A QUILTER, TOO?
>> ABSOLUTELY, SINCE 1984.
>> WOW, SO-- >> AND MY MOTHER BROUGHT US INTO THIS HOBBY.
SO WE LOVE HER, AND IT'S ADDICTING.
>> NOW, THIS LOOKS LIKE A PICTURE, A PHOTOGRAPH, HAS LITERALLY BEEN SUPERIMPOSED ON THE FABRIC.
>> IT SURE HAS.
AND YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE SHADOW HERE, AND THIS GAL WON BEST PICTORIAL QUILT IN OUR SHOW.
>> PICTORIAL QUILT.
NOW, IS THIS A NEW THING?
>> THIS IS A NEW VOGUE THING IN QUILTING.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY PAINTINGS ANYMORE--THEY MAKE THEM.
>> SO, WHAT DO YOU DO?
YOU TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH... >> YOU TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH, AND YOU CAN BLOW THAT UP INTO THE SIZE, AND THEY JUST PUT THIS TOGETHER.
BUT THIS IS ALL DONE BY COMPUTER, HOME COMPUTERS, PRINT SHOPS.
>> WOW.
AND YOU WANTED TO POINT OUT THIS QUILT UP HERE IS DONE BY... >> THIS WAS DONE BY GLORIA MELINA, SUPERVISOR OF L.A. AND SHE'S A MEMBER OF OUR GUILD, AND SHE HAS A GROUP CALLED THE LOS POGAS GROUP, A MINI GROUP.
>> SHE DOESN'T HAVE TIME TO QUILT!
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S THERAPY IN THE EVENING, HUELL.
WE JUST HAVE TO RELAX AND DO SOMETHING.
AND LOOK WHAT YOU END UP WITH!
>> ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S FROM THE SUPERVISOR.
LET'S GET A SAMPLING OF OPINION.
ARE YOU ALL QUILTERS?
>> OH, YES.
I'M A QUILTER.
>> DO YOU DO IT FOR THERAPY?
>> I DO IT JUST BECAUSE I REALLY ENJOY WORKING WITH THE FABRICS AND MAKING THE DESIGNS.
IT'S VERY MUCH ART.
>> WELL, I'VE ONLY MADE ONE QUILT.
>> WHERE IS YOUR QUILT?
>> RIGHT HERE.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> IT'S MY HALLOWEEN QUILT.
>> NOW, DID YOU KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE A HALLOWEEN QUILT?
LET'S GET YOU STANDING OVER HERE NEXT TO IT.
THIS IS GREAT.
WHAT'S THE DEAL ON THIS?
>> OK. WELL, IT'S CALLED THE-- IT'S FROM THE PATTERN CALLED SCRAPPY NEST, AND SO, I CALL IT "SCRAPPY HALLOWEEN," LIKE HAPPY HALLOWEEN.
>> UH-HUH.
>> AND THE IDEA WAS TO PICK CRAZY HALLOWEEN MATERIALS AND SPIDERWEBS, AND THERE'S SOME MOONS AND STARS, AND HERE'S A WITCH.
>> WHAT MADE YOU DO THIS?
THIS IS YOUR FIRST QUILT.
>> YEAH.
MY WIFE IS IN THE GUILD, IN THE GLENDALE GUILD, AND SHE BROUGHT ME TO THE 2009 SHOW.
>> YOU GOT HOOKED.
>> I GOT--AND I SAW THE HALLOWEEN QUILTS THERE, AND I WAS LIKE, "WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO TRY MY HAND AT THIS."
SO THEN I--[LAUGHS] >> THEY GET HOOKED.
>> WE GET THE MEN IN THERE, AND THE CHILDREN, BUT THEY'RE PARTNERS--AND NOW, YOU SHOP TOGETHER, RIGHT?
>> EXACTLY!
>> SEE?
SHE LIKES TO HOOK PEOPLE IN.
>> YEAH.
IT'S--ONCE THEY GET THEIR CLAWS IN YOU, IT'S, YOU KNOW.
>> BUT LOOK WHAT THEY CREATE, HUELL.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
THIS IS GORGEOUS.
>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE A FEELING THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY.
>> WELL, I'M ALREADY LOOKING AROUND FOR MY INSPIRATION FOR THE NEXT ONE, SO WE'LL SEE WHAT I COME UP WITH.
>> WE'RE WALKING DOWN THE AISLE WAY HERE BECAUSE YOU WANT TO SHOW US--AND IT'S KIND OF OUT OF ORDER, 'CAUSE WE'RE GETTING THE BEST BEFORE THE LAST.
>> THEY'RE MIXED IN, YEAH.
>> BUT THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE... >> CREAM OF THE CROP.
>> BEST OF SHOW.
>> BEST OF SHOW.
>> NOW, WHAT MAKES THIS BEST OF SHOW?
>> YOU GOT TO ZOOM IN ON THIS.
THIS IS INTRICATE HAND-QUILTING HERE.
STAINED GLASS IS REALLY THE STYLE OF IT.
>> YOU MEAN THIS OVER HERE, OR THIS--SEE, THIS IS WHAT YOUR EYE GOES TO.
>> OK, THAT'S APPLIQUE, AND THAT'S ANOTHER FABRIC ON TOP OF THIS.
AND ALL OF THAT IS TURNED UNDER BY HAND.
>> BUT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THIS STUFF RIGHT IN HERE.
>> UH-HUH.
THAT IS THE TRAPUNTO PART OF IT, WHERE THEY RAISE IT AND THEY STUFF IT IN THERE, THE BATTING.
IT'S 3 LAYERS QUILT.
YOU GOT THE BEAUTIFUL FRONT.
I DON'T HAVE MY WHITE GLOVES ON, BUT ON THE BACK IS ANOTHER--IT'S LIKE A SANDWICH.
WE GOT THAT SHOW, WE GOT THE BATTING-- >> SHE'S GOT WHITE GLOVES.
HERE SHE IS.
>> WHITE GLOVES.
SHOW US, SUSAN.
>> SHOW US THE BACK.
>> LOOK AT--THAT IS JUST-- >> OH, LOOK.
>> GORGEOUS.
YOU CAN SEE THE HAND WORK AND THE MACHINE ON THIS.
IT'S JUST IMPECCABLE.
>> WOW.
>> SO YOU CAN FLIP THIS OVER AND ENJOY BOTH SIDES.
>> WE'LL PUT IT BACK DOWN.
I CAN'T TOUCH IT, EITHER.
>> NO.
NO, WE'RE NOT--WE'RE NOT STERILE.
>> WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS.
>> BUT THIS WAS THE BEST OF THE SHOW.
>> NOW, DO PEOPLE COME HERE TO LOOK AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO GET IDEAS?
>> OH, IDEAS?
>> DO THEY COME JUST TO SALIVATE?
>> INSPIRATION.
YOU'RE INSPIRED.
SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS AND PUTS IT IN THE SHOW-- "OH, I WANT IT.
I CAN DO IT.
I WANT TO TRY."
IT MAY BE YEARS OF WORK.
SOME OF THESE QUILTS HAVE TAKEN--WELL, THEY HAVE SETBACKS IN THEIR LIFE, BUT SOME OF THEM 7 YEARS, 2 YEARS.
BUT THIS IS WHAT TURNS OUT.
IT'S JUST GORGEOUS.
IT'S A MASTERPIECE.
>> LET'S GET OUT OF THE WAY.
LET'S STEP OUT OF THE WAY.
BEST OF SHOW.
BOY, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL QUILT.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE QUILTER IS.
SHE'S OUT ACCEPTING ACCOLADES.
>> SUPPLIES FOR HER NEW ONE.
>> YEAH.
SHE'S BUYING SUPPLIES FOR NEXT YEAR'S QUILT.
BUT CONGRATULATIONS, WHEREVER YOU ARE.
THESE LADIES SAID I HAVE TO COME DOWN TO SEE THIS ONE.
>> YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS ONE.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
THIS WHOLE THING-- >> OH, LOOK.
BUTTERFLIES.
>> HAND-QUILTED.
EACH OF THOSE STITCHES IS HAND-- >> DID YOU DO THIS?
>> NO.
[LAUGHS] >> NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
NOW, COME ON.
LET'S STAND HERE.
LET ME ASK YOU FOR A MINUTE.
>> OK. >> IS THIS SOMETHING YOU STRIVE TO DO?
>> SOMETHING I STRIVE TO DO IN MY LIFETIME, MAYBE.
>> SO THERE'S A WHOLE LEARNING CURVE-- >> OH, YES.
OH, YES.
VERY MUCH SO.
>> WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IT INSPIRES.
>> WELL, IT MAKES ME GREEN WITH ENVY.
[LAUGHTER] >> WHAT ARE Y'ALL TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE QUILT FOR?
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
>> ALL THESE STRIPS.
THEY'RE THE SAME FABRIC, BUT THEY'RE SEWN TOGETHER, AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU DO THAT.
>> QUILT PEOPLE NOTICE THE LITTLE DETAILS, DON'T YOU?
>> AND YOU NOTICE HER POINTS ARE PERFECT.
YOU DON'T--THEY AREN'T CUT OFF.
>> SHE'S NOT GOING TO HAVE A QUILT IN THE SHOW THAT'S NOT PERFECT.
>> WELL, A LOT OF THEM DON'T TURN OUT PERFECT, BELIEVE ME!
[LAUGHS] >> YOU SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE?
[LAUGHS] >> WE'RE STANDING UNDER A QUILT WITH A LADY WHO MADE THE QUILT.
AND YOU'RE REALLY PROUD OF THIS THING?
>> YES, I AM.
>> TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> I MADE IT FOR MY DAUGHTER.
IT TOOK ME 2 YEARS TO MAKE IT.
>> WOW.
NOW, WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT, WHEN QUILTERS SEE THAT, WHAT DO THEY SEE?
WHAT GETS THEM GREEN WITH ENVY WHEN THEY SEE YOUR QUILT HANGING UP THERE?
>> THEY PROBABLY WANT TO MAKE ONE LIKE THAT, TOO.
>> WAS IT HARD TO DO?
>> OH, YES, IT WAS.
TO LAY IT OUT ON THE FLOOR, TO CUT THE PATTERN-- >> WHERE DO YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IN YOUR LIVING ROOM?
>> NO, I DO IT IN MY BED.
>> ON YOUR BED!
>> I QUILT IN BED.
>> [LAUGHS] WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.
YOUR NAME?
>> KOHARU NAKAMURA.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
AND THERE'S HER QUILT RIGHT UP THERE, HANGING IN A PLACE OF PROMINENCE RIGHT OUT ON THE ENTRANCEWAY TO THE QUILT SHOW.
IT'S A BEAUTY.
A TEACHER AND HER 2 STUDENTS.
AND YOU ARE A TEACHER AT... >> GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
>> AND YOU ARE A STUDENT AT... >> GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
>> GLENDALE?
>> ALSO.
>> GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
SO ARE STUDENTS--DO THEY COME IN ALL AGES, ALL BACKGROUNDS?
>> ALL BACKGROUNDS, ALL SIZES, AND ALL-- >> AND HOW DID YOU GET HOOKED ON THIS THING?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, I FIGURED THAT SEWING WAS KIND OF IN MY BLOOD, AND I-- >> WHAT DO YOU MEAN IN YOUR BLOOD?
>> IN MY BLOOD.
I LIKE TO SEW.
JUST LIKE CERTAIN THINGS THAT YOU HAVE, UM-- >> CAN YOU COOK?
>> YES, I CAN.
>> SO COOKING'S IN YOUR BLOOD, TOO.
>> YES, BUT NOT LIKE SEWING.
>> IS SEWING IN YOUR BLOOD?
>> YES.
WE'RE SISTERS.
>> OH!
WELL, OF COURSE SEWING'S IN YOUR BLOOD AS WELL.
>> WELL, OUR MOTHER TAUGHT US TO SEW.
SHE WAS A SEAMSTRESS FROM EUROPE.
>> WAS SHE A QUILT MAKER?
>> NO.
>> SEE, YOU'RE TAKING IT ANOTHER STEP.
NOW, THESE LADIES HAD IT IN THEIR BLOOD.
DO YOU EVER HAVE STUDENTS WHO JUST CAN'T QUILT?
BE HONEST.
>> YES.
YES.
BUT I HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE VERY HELPFUL WITH THEM, WORK WITH THEM, AND TEACH THEM.
>> 'CAUSE I HAVE A FEELING IF I EVER ENROLLED IN YOUR CLASS, I'D BE A DROPOUT.
>> NO, NO, NO.
>> OR A KICK-OUT.
>> I'M SURE YOU WOULD NOT BE THAT, NO, 'CAUSE TEACHING'S IN MY BLOOD.
>> THE QUILT FOLLOWS THE THEME OF THE WILD, WILD WEST.
AND LORI, OF COURSE, YOU ARE HEIDI'S SISTER.
>> I AM.
I AM.
>> SO WE HAVE TO HAVE YOU IN THE SHOW.
YOU KNOW THAT, DON'T YOU?
>> WE QUILTED TOGETHER WHEN OUR KIDS WERE BABIES, SO.
>> REALLY?
>> WE'VE BEEN DOING IT A LONG TIME.
>> THIS IS YOUR QUILT.
>> AND SINCE SHE PICKED THIS THEME OF THE SHOW THIS YEAR, I SAID I HAD TO COLLECT ALL THESE FABRICS, SO FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS, I COLLECTED ALL THESE DIFFERENT FABRICS.
>> SO IT'S COLLECTING THE FABRICS THAT'S-- >> OH, THAT'S WHAT'S PART OF THE FUN, YES.
>> OR PART OF THE CHALLENGE.
>> WELL, BOTH OF THEM, YES.
>> AND DECIDING WHAT YOUR QUILT IS EVEN GOING TO BE.
>> AND THIS WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE JUST A SMALL WALL HANGING, BUT-- >> BUT IT GOT AWAY FROM YOU?
>> IT JUST KEPT GROWING AND GOT BIGGER AND BIGGER, SO NOW IT'S ALMOST A TWIN SIZE.
>> LOOK AT THIS, CAMERON.
JUST KEEP ON TILTING DOWN.
BOY, WE'VE GOT THIS WILD WEST THEME.
>> AND THEN, YOU LEARN HOW TO DO MACHINE QUILTING, AND YOU JUST PUT IT THROUGH THE SEWING MACHINE, AND YOU JUST GO CRAZY.
>> WE'RE KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY.
NOW WE'RE WITH HEIDI'S MOM, WHO JUST TURNED 80.
>> YES.
>> AND YOU'RE STILL QUILTING.
>> DECEMBER.
>> I THINK QUILTING KEEPS YOU YOUNG, TOO.
>> WELL, IT KEEPS YOUR HOBBY GOING.
>> YEAH.
>> IT'S BETTER THAN DRINKING.
[LAUGHS] >> NOW WE'VE COME TO THE VENDING AREA OF THE QUILT SHOW.
AND THE NAME OF THIS--PEOPLE COME HERE TO ACTUALLY BUY SUPPLIES, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
SUPPLIES, SEWING MACHINES, FEET FOR SEWING MACHINES, HOOPS FOR SEWING MACHINES.
>> NOT THE SEWING MACHINE THAT I GREW UP WATCHING MY MOTHER AT HOME--SHE HAD A PEDAL ON THE GROUND THAT SHE WOULD WORK, AND-- >> OH, NO.
THESE ARE COMPUTERS.
THEY ARE SEWING COMPUTERS.
>> SEWING COMPUTERS.
AND YOU'VE JUST DONE THIS--LOOK AT THIS, CAMERON--WITH A COMPUTERIZED SEWING MACHINE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THAT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
WHAT DO YOU DO, PROGRAM IT AND JUST-- >> WELL, ACTUALLY, WE JUST PUT-- LIKE, THIS IS--IF I CHOOSE THAT.
>> BUT THIS TAKES ALL THE--ALL THE INDIVIDUALITY OUT OF IT, DOESN'T IT?
>> WELL, NO.
YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE THE DESIGNS.
>> WELL, I KNOW, BUT THEN, YOU PUSH THE BUTTON, AND IT JUST MAKES IT, RIGHT?
>> THAT'S TRUE.
>> WELL, MAYBE I CAN BECOME A QUILTER.
>> OF COURSE YOU CAN.
>> BUT LOOK AT THIS COMPUTER SCREEN HERE.
>> IT IS.
AND IT'S A TOUCH SCREEN.
YOU JUST TOUCH WHAT YOU WANT AND CHANGE THICKNESS.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> AND YOU GO OVER HERE, AND WE HAVE ALL OF THESE DECORATIVE STITCHES.
>> WOW.
>> SO WE HAVE JUST TONS AND TONS OF STITCHES.
>> I'M SAVING UP MY MONEY AND BUYING ONE OF THESE THINGS.
>> OH, GOOD, 'CAUSE THEY'RE WONDERFUL MACHINES.
>> THEY'RE NOT CHEAP, THOUGH, ARE THEY?
>> NO, THEY'RE NOT.
BUT I HAVE A LICENSE PLATE THAT SAYS "MY OTHER CAR IS A SEWING MACHINE."
[LAUGHTER] >> WAVE, LADIES.
THESE ARE ALL SPECIAL LADIES BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL PART OF WHAT'S CALLED PROJECT LINUS QUILTS.
AND WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?
>> WELL, WE MAKE HANDMADE BLANKETS FOR CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN IN THE HOSPITAL.
>> AND WHO CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA?
THIS IS A WONDERFUL WAY OF CONNECTING.
>> PROBABLY ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO, A LADY IN COLORADO SAW A SMALL CHILD WITH A BLANKET GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CANCER TREATMENT.
AND REALLY, THE BLANKET WAS THE ONLY THING THAT THEY COULD TAKE.
SO SHE STARTED IT, AND WE'VE CARRIED IT ON.
AND OUR GROUP HERE HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 2000.
AND LAST YEAR, WE HAD COMPLETED 25,000 BLANKETS.
>> WHAT?
25--LOOK AT THEM NODDING.
>> 25,000.
>> 25,000?
>> YES, AND THEY'RE ALL BEAUTIFUL BLANKETS LIKE YOU SEE HERE.
>> LIKE THESE BACK HERE.
AND THIS MUST REALLY GET YOU EXCITED THAT YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW, REALLY.
>> OH, YES.
I RETIRED AFTER 33 YEARS, AND THIS IS ALL I DO NOW IS MAKE BLANKETS FOR LINUS.
YEAH.
AND I WAS WITH THE POLICE FORCE FOR 33 YEARS, AND NOW, THIS IS WHAT I DO.
>> AND YOU'RE A NEWCOMER.
>> YES.
I CAME TO THE GROUP 2 YEARS AGO.
ON THE PRESIDENT'S DAY OF SERVICE, I WENT TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THIS WAS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST, AND I WENT AND DONATED FABRIC 'CAUSE I'D NEVER SEWED BEFORE, AND THEN, I FELL IN LOVE WITH EVERYONE, AND I JUST STAYED.
>> NOW, DO YOU HELP HER LEARN HOW TO MAKE A QUILT?
IS THAT THE DEAL?
>> WE HELP EACH OTHER.
>> WE HELP EACH OTHER.
>> SO IT'S KIND OF A LEARNING PROCESS AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE.
>> YEAH.
I SHOWED UP WITH NOTHING, AND SOMEONE TOOK ME UNDER THEIR WING AND SHOWED ME HOW TO CUT PROPERLY WITH A ROTARY CUTTER AND HELPED ME CHOOSE MY FABRICS TO MAKE MY FIRST QUILT, SO YEAH.
>> WELL, CONGRATULATIONS.
ACTUALLY, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU.
LOOK AT THESE LADIES.
>> WE TAKE DONATIONS OF FABRIC.
WHEN PEOPLE CLEAN OUT THEIR SEWING ROOM, THEY GIVE IT TO US, AND WE SHARE IT.
>> WE'RE GOING TO PUT YOUR HOME ADDRESS ON THE SCREEN THERE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE GETTING TONS OF FABRIC.
>> WE LOVE IT.
>> BECAUSE IT'S ALL USED FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
WOW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LADIES.
IT'S CALLED PROJECT LINUS.
AND THERE ARE THE QUILTS, AND THERE ARE THE LADIES WHO MAKE THEM RIGHT THERE.
GIVE US A WAVE.
>> BYE!
BYE!
>> BOY, THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL STORY.
OK.
THIS JUST GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT'S HERE AT THE QUILT SHOW.
THERE ARE 20 AISLES JUST LIKE THIS ONE JAMMED WITH PEOPLE LOOKING AT QUILTS, MILLING AROUND, STANDING IN FRONT OF THEIR--ARE YOU--IS THIS YOUR QUILT?
>> THIS ONE IS MINE.
>> OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT'S THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT ISN'T SQUARE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
I ALWAYS DO SOMETHING THAT'S DIFFERENT.
>> AHH.
NOW, HOW MUCH HARDER IS IT TO MAKE ONE THAT SHAPE THAN TO MAKE A SQUARE ONE?
>> IT'S NOT THAT MUCH DIFFICULT MAKING THE QUILT.
IT'S THE BINDING THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE DIFFICULT.
I'VE GOT 10 CORNERS TO PUT THE PIPING, THE BINDING, ON.
SO THAT'S WHAT BECOMES THE DIFFICULT PART.
>> WELL, IT MUST HAVE PAID OFF.
YOU GOT A BLUE RIBBON.
>> YES, IT DID.
IT WAS WORTH STAYING UP ALL NIGHT PUTTING IT ON.
[LAUGHS] >> HERE ARE SOME QUILTERS IN HOG HEAVEN.
>> [LAUGHS] HELLO FROM HOG HEAVEN!
>> THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR QUILTERS.
>> YOU BETCHA.
YEAH.
>> SURROUNDED--YOU COULD SPEND DAYS IN HERE WALKING.
>> WE DO.
[LAUGHTER] >> THEY'RE SITTING DOWN BECAUSE--WHY ARE YOU SITTING DOWN?
>> BECAUSE WE WERE TIRED, BECAUSE WE WALKED AROUND AND AROUND THE WHOLE PLACE.
>> WE'VE ALREADY WALKED AROUND TWICE.
>> OH, MY GOSH!
SO YOU'RE GETTING A SECOND WIND TO MAKE A THIRD TRIP AROUND.
>> EXACTLY.
>> ARE YOU DOING THIS FOR IDEAS?
ARE YOU DOING IT--WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
>> BECAUSE WE LOVE TO SEE EVERYBODY'S BEAUTIFUL QUILTS.
>> YEAH.
>> WE WANT TO GET ALL THE IDEAS SO THAT WE CAN GO HOME AND RECREATE.
>> YOU MEAN COPY.
>> COPY?
I GOT IT ALL IN HERE.
[LAUGHS] >> OH, YOU TAKE PICTURES OF THE QUILTS, GO HOME, AND COPY THEM.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
I EVEN HAVE A PICTURE OF YOU IN HERE.
[LAUGHTER] >> 3 GENERATIONS.
ACTUALLY 4, COUNTING YOUR DAUGHTER, WHO'S IN SCHOOL.
>> CORRECT.
>> SO THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT JUST STARTED AND WAS HANDED DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION?
>> MY GRANDMOTHER.
>> YOU STARTED IT.
>> I STARTED IT.
>> SHE STARTED IT, THEN MY DAUGHTER STARTED IT, AND I STARTED IT LAST.
>> WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU WENT OUT OF ORDER HERE.
>> OUT OF ORDER.
>> NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN, IS IT?
>> NO, IT'S NOT.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO BE PROUD OF THE FACT THAT YOUR WHOLE FAMILY QUILTS NOW.
>> YES, I AM.
EVEN WITH MY GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER.
>> REALLY?
>> YES.
>> NOW, ARE THEY AS GOOD AS YOU ARE?
>> THEY'RE BETTER.
>> EVERYBODY GIVE US A WAVE.
QUILTING PEOPLE ARE FRIENDLY PEOPLE.
BOY, LOOK AT THIS CROWD.
AND WE'RE ENDING UP OVER HERE.
LOOK WHAT THEY GAVE ME HERE.
THIS IS THE PAYOFF, LITERALLY, FOR ME BEING HERE.
>> HUELL, YOU'RE TRULY "CALIFORNIA'S GOLD," AND WE MADE THIS WITH LOVING STITCHES FOR YOU, AND I THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS.
>> LOVING STITCHES.
OH, MY GOSH.
AND YOU'RE THE FOUNDER OF THIS WHOLE THING?
>> I AM.
>> YOU STARTED IT HOW MANY YEARS AGO?
>> 32.
>> AND NOW LOOK WHAT IT'S GROWN INTO.
>> I KNOW.
THE FIRST SHOW WAS AT THE YWCA IN GLENDALE.
AND WE HAD 763 PEOPLE COME TO THE SHOW.
>> WE GOT 763 PEOPLE RIGHT HERE.
>> I KNOW.
I KNOW.
[LAUGHS] >> SO IT'S REALLY BEEN A SUCCESS.
>> YEAH.
I DID IT FOR 3 YEARS WITH THE HELP OF MY QUILT STUDENTS.
AND THEN, BY THEN, I HAD FORMED THE GUILD AND GAVE IT OVER TO THEM, AND THEY'VE DONE IT EVER SINCE.
>> BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS--YOU KNOW, THEY TALK ABOUT THE OLD WAY OF DOING THINGS.
AND I KNOW IT'S MODERNIZED A LOT.
BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'S ACTUALLY GROWING IN POPULARITY.
>> YES.
EVER SINCE THE BICENTENNIAL IS WHEN THERE WAS A BIG RESURGENCE OF QUILTING, YES.
>> AND NOW, IT'S JUST HAPPENING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
>> IT BOGGLES MY MIND, THE TALENT AND THE VISION THAT THESE LADIES HAVE.
>> WELL, I GOT TO TELL YOU, NOTHING ABOUT THIS LADY BOGGLES MY MIND.
[LAUGHTER] >> SHE GOT ME HERE.
[CHEERING] >> AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT WAS AS MUCH FUN AS YOU SAID IT WOULD BE.
>> AW, THANK YOU, HUELL.
THANK YOU.
>> IT WAS GREAT.
>> THIS WAS WORTH EVERY STITCH.
>> WE HAVE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME HERE.
>> OH, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> SHOULD WE PUT THE--IS THERE A WEBSITE SO PEOPLE CAN GET INVOLVED IF THEY WANT TO AND-- >> YES, WE HAVE IT.
WE HAVE IT.
IT'S IN OUR PROGRAM.
IT'S IN OUR PROGRAM.
>> AND I'LL PUT YOUR HOME PHONE NUMBER SO PEOPLE CAN CALL.
[LAUGHS] >> AND THAT'S IT.
LET'S GET ONE MORE LOOK AT ALL THESE HAPPY PEOPLE.
WAVE.
I'M TELLING YOU, THIS IS A GOOD GROUP OF PEOPLE.
BOY, HAVE WE HAD FUN TODAY.
I'VE MET YOUR WHOLE FAMILY.
[INDISTINCT TALKING] >> YOU'RE THE--YOU'RE THE AUNT.
>> YES.
>> WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE QUILT?
>> WE WANT TO GIVE IT TO YOU SO YOU DON'T FORGET IT!
[LAUGHS] >> WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO FORGET THIS!
LET ME SEE THIS THING.
LOOK AT THIS!
>> HUELL IS TRULY THE GOLD, ISN'T HE?
>> WELL, LET ME TELL YOU, THIS QUILTING SHOW GUILD AND THESE QUILTERS, THEY'RE THE ONES WHO ARE TRULY "CALIFORNIA'S GOLD" [CHEERING] >> WE'VE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.
[APPLAUSE] [CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY KCET PUBLIC TELEVISION] [CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE --www.ncicap.org--] [LAUGHTER] >> I'M LEAVING.
YOU ALL ARE JUST NOW GETTING HERE.
YOU'RE SMILING FROM EAR TO EAR, AND YOU HAVEN'T EVEN WALKED IN THE DOOR YET.
>> YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LEAVING A PIECE OF ME HERE, TOO.
[LAUGHS] >> YOU MEAN MONEY?
>> MONEY.
>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
BUT THIS IS SOMETHING, OBVIOUSLY, YOU LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR.
>> YEAH, WELL, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME.
>> REALLY!
>> MOM'S THE VETERAN.
>> SO YOU'RE GETTING HER HOOKED?
>> GROOMING HER FOR HER ROLE.
>> OH, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT AHEAD OF YOU.
>> NO, I DON'T!
[LAUGHS] NO, BUT I'VE BEEN DOING A COUPLE WITH MOM, SO... >> UH-HUH.
>> I'M SEASONED.
I'VE GOT THE GOOD SHOES ON TODAY, TOO.
>> UH-HUH.
[LAUGHTER] >> OH, THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SMILING.
>> OH, DEFINITELY.
>> ANOTHER CONVERT.
>> YEAH, EXACTLY!
[LAUGHS] >> GOOD LUCK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> PLEASURE TO SEE YOU TODAY.
THANK YOU.
>> HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AT THE GLENDALE QUILT GUILD SHOW.
>> WOULDN'T MISS IT.
[LAUGHS] THANK YOU.
>> "VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER" IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RALPH M. PARSONS FOUNDATION.
