Featured Quilter Kathleen Armel

We’re celebrating textiles throughout March at the Horry County Museum! Join us Tuesday, March 22 at 11 a.m. as local quilter Kathleen Armel shares quilts from her personal collection. Kathleen has been married for 45 years, and has been piecing and quilting for 44 of those years! Her college roommate, Brenda, introduced her to quilting in October of 1977 when she took Armel to her favorite quilt shop, The Quilt Patch, in Fairfax City, Va.

Kathleen’s quilt journey mirrors all the moves she and her husband made while she was employed by JC Penney, ending here in Conway with Belk. Starting in West Virginia, and moving through Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, Armel’s progress in quilting grew with every move. Each quilt made has a story. Kathleen considers herself a traditionalist, as she favors simple blocks and basic colors. At last count, Armel’s home has over 74 quilts in it! Almost every room has a quilt or more.

Kathleen is also one of the founding members of the Conway Quilt Guild, which was started in 2013 by the late Kim Parker of Horry County Parks & Recreation Seniors Program. She is thrilled to see the group grow from 9 members to over 70 these past 9 years and feels that her piecing and quilting has grown even more with the sharing of knowledge this group shares!

The program will be held at the Horry County Museum, located at 805 Main Street in Conway. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (843) 915-5320 or email hcgmuseum@horrycounty.org. To view a full list of programs, visit our website.