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About
Flavin
Flavin
Glover, a quilt maker and retired teacher, has a degree in
Clothing, Textiles and Related Arts from Auburn
University. Innovative Log Cabin and geometric
patchwork quilts composed of many fabrics in vibrant colors
have become her trademark. She has created numerous
quilts inspired from landscapes and architecture.
Flavin’s Log Cabin Landscapes & Buildings quilts
are featured in her book, A
New Look at Log Cabin Quilts by C&T
Publishing. Her quilt “Row Houses” was selected one of
the 100 Best American Quilts of the 20th
Century. Row Houses and several of Flavin's Log Cabin
landscape quilts are featured in various television
programs, including HGTV's Simply Quilts.
Some of her
innovative designs are
patterned
and available for order on her website. Flavin's Spring Star quilt is on the cover of Log Cabin Quilts
by Weiss and Causee.
Spring Star pattern is featured in the text.
Tuscan Village and Stepping Out in
Color are two of Flavin's designs featured in
Fons and Porter's Love of
Quilting Magazine.
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"Row Houses"
Selected as one of the 100 Best American Quilts of the 20th
Century
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Flavin's solo exhibit -
Color: The Design Element with Punch,
was at the Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum, Carrollton,
Georgia, July 12 - September 29, 2018.
In October 2018, a number of Flavin's quilts were shown at
Landmark Park's Annual Quilt Show,
Dothan, Alabama.
Patchwork Quilts and Blue Jean Creations
was the title of Flavin's solo exhibit a the Jan Dempsey Arts
Center, Auburn, Alabama in January-February, 2018 .
 The
Wiregrass Museum of Art in Dothan, Alabama featured an
exhibition in 2003 titled
Flavin Glover: 25 Year
Retrospective of Patchwork Quilts. The gallery show
included 26 works by Flavin and two patchwork string
quilts from the Depression era made by Flavin’s mother,
Nonnie Hudson Williams. Flavin’s work has been selected
for Quilt National and the Tactile Architecture
Show. She has served on the Executive Boards of
the American Quilt Study Group and the International
Quilt Association.
Her patchwork quilts and original wearable fashions have
been exhibited and published extensively since 1979.
Flavin taught workshops and gave lectures throughout
the U.S. Her patchwork and design workshops catered to
varied skill levels and covered a range of topics.
Flavin is currently a member of the American Quilt Study
Group, Quilt Alliance, Modern Quilt Guild and Southeast Quilt and Textile Museum.
Flavin and her husband, Glenn, live in
the college town of Auburn, Alabama. Glenn is a Professor
Emeritus in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at
Auburn University. In a home they designed, Flavin's
patchwork quilts adorn the walls of almost every room. Their
love of Arts and Crafts period antique oak furniture influences
the home's interior design and character.
Flavin can now focus on creating quilts for family and
various charity organizations.
Glenn's passion for
volunteer work had him planning and leading construction work
teams to remote villages in Central and South America for almost
30 years (such as rebuilding suspension bridges over rivers in
the mountains of Panama and building a solar/wind power
generation system for a medical clinic in the high Andes of
Bolivia). When possible, Flavin eagerly rolled up her
sleeves and joined the work teams. Glenn is now focusing more on
local volunteer opportunities, particularly at the Kreher
Preserve and Nature Center near Auburn.
Their hobbies include gardening, traveling, hiking and
snowshoeing, to name a few.
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