Professional Quilt Appraiser & Quilt Show Judge * Speaker * Longarm Quilter * Quilt Care & Repair *

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Marilyn Maddalena Withrow
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Appraiser, Judge, Guild Speaker, Longarm Quilter, Historian
Serenity Quilt made for Crystal Cruise Lines
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Inaugural World Cruise, 2004
Marilyn & Eugene on vacation in 2011 going
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to granddaughter's wedding in Louisville, KY

A partial view of our quilt studio
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"Sarah Jane", our longarm, and quilts decorating the wall

Quilting a customer's quilt on "Sarah Jane"
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our longarm machine with IQ computer
Another view of our studio
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looking out toward the front of the ranch

"The Quilted Rooster"
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Prize-winning rooster quilted by Lu Hubbard, Fair Oaks, CA, now the logo for our quilt studio



The Quilted Rooster"

Full-Service
Quilt Studio

Quilts to Crow About!

Quilt Studio Now Open
(By appointment only)

Call 918-473-3517


Marilyn Maddalena Withrow

Professional Quilt Appraiser

Professional Quilt Show Judge

Quilt and Textile Historian

 
     Programs for Quilt Guilds and other groups

Repairs and Renovations for your vintage or antique quilt

Eugene Withrow

Longarm Quilting
 
  Custom Machine Embroidery 


 Call 918-473-3517 for appointment

Our mailing address is
Post Office Box 413
Checotah, OK  74426
Phone:  918-473-3517

Marilyn's cell: 918-577-1129
Eugene's cell:  918-577-1128
E-mail addresses:
Eugene: countryboy@marilynquilts.com

Call or e-mail for directions to our studio
Marilyn's newest creation, the waterfall quilt
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Log Cabin blocks in Bride and Groom's colors; inner waterfall portion original creation
Quilted Feather Wreath
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Done on the A-1 longarm with IQ

Antique Victorian Puff Quilt ca. 1880
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Made by Sarah Jane Downing Hoopes, Marilyn's great-grandmother

Welcome to the home of Eugene and Marilyn Withrow --  Whispering Winds Ranch and "The Quilted Rooster" -- our quilting studio -- located on Hwy. 266 East near the historic town of Checotah, Oklahoma.

I
am a Professional Quilt Appraiser, Professional Quilt Show Judge, Quilt and Fabric Historian, Quilt Designer, Teacher and Speaker on quilt-related topics.  I also accept some quilts and/or tops for minor repair and renovation.  I travel extensively to guilds and shows, giving programs, judging, doing quilt appraisals, and seeing beautiful quilts. Several of my quilt-related articles have been published in various state, regional and national publications.

My husband Eugene travels with me, loads and unloads tubs of quilts and supplies, and makes sure all my quilting equipment is ready and working when I need it.  He also creates beautiful embroidered quilt blocks, monograms and other designs on our embroidery machine, and keeps our longarm quilting machine operating properly.  (He's even quilted some beautiful quilts -- usually just when it's raining and he can't be outside doing cowboy things on the ranch.) 

My programs are described in the following pages, as well as some tips on quilt care, what to do and, more importantly, what NOT to do when you have an old quilt and want to preserve it. 

If you have a question about quilting and it's not answered in these pages, please contact me and I'll try to remedy that situation.  If I don't have the answer, I'll find it!

Contact me if you'd like to schedule a program or learn more about my programs, classes, quilt appraisals, quilt show judging, or anything quilt-related that interests you.   
  

Gene on SusieQ. at our ranch
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in Checotah, OK

Home of "The Quilted Rooster"
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Whispering Winds Ranch, Checotah, OK


Marilyn in front of display of "Quilters" ephemera
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Marilyn directed this play in Weaverville, CA in 1988 and Roseville, CA, in 1999
4th of July Star Quilt
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Just finished on "Sarah Jane"
Center of the 4th of July Star Quilt
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Made by Kathy Ward, bought by Marilyn and quilted by Eugene
"Home At Last" our Oklahoma Indian quilt
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Indian dancers, horses and shields on Bernina embroidery machine by Eugene; designed by Marilyn
The "Eye of God" -- when the heavens dance
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Award-winning art quilt made by Marilyn

Vivian's Rooster
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Made by Vivian Frame, quilted by Marilyn (in progress)



E-mail:  mmw@marilynquilts.com
Phone:  918-473-3517
Marilyn's cell:  918-577-1129
Eugene's cell:  918-577-1128