Family inspires quilter to create unique gifts
KENNA CURRY AND HER MOTHER, DONNITA, WITH THE QUILT KENNA MADE FOR HER DAUGHTER, JANA.
BY TONI HOPPER
Displayed in the back of the Open Class exhibits building at the fairgrounds in 2025 was a unique quilt featuring fabric transfers of black and white photos of several women. It was not entered for judging but was on display for fair visitors to enjoy. Women and men could be seen visually examining the quilt, reading the names on the photos and nodding thoughtfully.
Behind every quilt is a person who has spent hours selecting fabrics and thread, a pattern they may follow exactly, or they may follow their own creative intuition.
Kenna Curry of Duncan loves to create and make each quilt unique.
Because this particular quilt would be a gift for one of her two daughters, she chose to honor the generations of women that were central to her daughter’ s family history. Curry said she created the quilt for her daughter, Jana, who was only 18 months old when Kenna separated from her daughter’ s biological father, Dan Christian. Curry is now married to Roddy, who has been a stepfather since Jana was three-years-
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