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Hopi Quilts

Visit Hopi quilters on remote Arizona mesas to see how they have made American quilting traditions their own.

Series

PBS Plus Presentation

Premiere Date

November 1, 1998

Length

30 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Pam Stevenson

Producer

Pam Stevenson is a television producer/writer and historical journalist. She has more than 30 years of experience in television news and documentary production at Channel 10 in Phoenix and at KAET/Channel 8, the Phoenix PBS station. She currently operates Pam Stevenson Communications, an independent television/video production company that specializes in historical, environmental, and public issue projects. Pam has a history degree from UCLA. She has produced numerous award-winning documentaries including: Navajo; Water: Lifeblood of the Desert; Arizona Supreme Court Oral Arguments; Desert Wildflowers; Wild Arizona; Karchner Caverns; and Hopi Quilts. She also co-authored the award-winning Arizona women’s history book, Grand Endeavors: Vintage Arizona Quilts and Their Makers.