Renee Turning Heart
Lakota star quilts
Renee Turning Heart of Eagle Butte started sewing as a youngster and
credits her grandmother with teaching her to make star quilts, which are
used in Native American culture for many important occasions such as births,
naming ceremonies and graduations. Her apprentice, Patricia Kennedy,
grew up surrounded by quilts, and had basic sewing skills, but never learned
the specific techniques for making star quilts. Now that she has
grandchildren, she wants to be able to make things for them, which spurred
her interest in learning from Renee.
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Renee Turning Heart shows how to sew strips of fabric together, then cut
them to make diamonds for a star quilt pattern. |
Renee Turning Heart and Patricia Kennedy admire
Patricia’s first star quilt. |
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