Betsy ChutchianBetsy Chutchian developed a passionate interest in fabric, quilts, sewing and history as a child. Learning to sew on her grandmothers' treadle sewing machines and her Aunt Sissy's 1940s Singer paved the way to quiltmaking. In 1980, Betsy earned a B.A in History from the University of Texas in Arlington and taught herself to quilt after receiving a quilt top made by a great aunt and great grandmother.A former quilt shop owner, Betsy has taught quiltmaking at a number of quilt shops since 1990, and she has traveled across Texas, sharing her love of 19thcentury quilts through lectures, trunk shows and workshops since 2004. She leads a monthly club at Lone Star House of Quilts in Arlington, Texas. Betsy co-founded the 19th-Century Patchwork Divas, whose quilts have been featured at Houston's International Quilt Festival in 2004 and 2008. She has also designed four lines of fabric for Blue Hill Fabrics and written three books with The Kansas City Star--Gone to Texas: Quilts from a Pioneer Woman's Journal, Lizzie's Legacy, and History Repeated: Block Exchange Quilts by the 19th Century Patchwork Divas, which she co-authored with Carol Staehle. Read More Read Less