Monday, November 11, 2013

Dorothy Heidemann-Nelson

Music, art, sewing and helping with farm chores were all part of Dorothy’s childhood in Seward, NE. But when it came time to choose a career, she elected chemistry and worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 32 yrs before retiring in 2005.

Dorothy took her first quilting class in 1993 from her oldest sister, Marian Fosler, owner of a fabric store in Seward. For many years she made quilts that were unique in design but functional in purpose. After retirement she had more time for all kinds of art. Fiber art was high on her priority list. That was when her quilt making turned from functional to what she calls “dysfunctional” with the long term goal of incorporating more art and painting into her fiber work.