Georgia Bonesteel
Georgia Bonesteel (née Jinkinson; born July 21, 1936) is an American quilter. She is the author of several books about quilting, as well as the former host of multiple television programs about quilting, most notably '' Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel''. She has been credited with inventing "lap quilting". Early life and career Bonesteel was born Georgia Anne Jinkinson in Sioux City, Iowa, to Earl Jinkinson, a lawyer, and his wife Virginia. She has a sister, Jill Moore. She learned to sew by watching her mother, who sewed in order to save money on clothes. She attended Iowa State University and Northwestern University, receiving a bachelor's degree in home economics from Northwestern. One of her first jobs was working for Marshall Field's designing store window displays. She moved to New Orleans in 1969, by which time she was able to concentrate on sewing, her favorite pastime. Quilting career In New Orleans, Bonesteel auditioned for the role of a seamstress on the Terry F ...
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Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, of which it is the county seat, though a small portion is in Plymouth County. Sioux City is located at the navigational head of the Missouri River. The city is home to several cultural points of interest including the Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City Art Center and Sergeant Floyd Monument, which is a National Historic Landmark. The city is also home to Chris Larsen Park, commonly referred to as "the Riverfront", which includes the Anderson Dance Pavilion, Sergeant Floyd Riverboat Museum and Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Sioux City is the primary city of the five-county Sioux City, IA– NE– SD Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), with a population of 149,940 in the 2020 census. The Sioux City–Vermillion, IA–NE–SD Combi ...
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