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Kitty Pippen once said she was first drawn to textile arts as a girl in China, watching the local women mend and design their clothes. She lived a life as a creative artists, but didn’t begin her quilting career in Japanese fabrics until the age of 70. In her last 25 years she gained legendary status as a textile artist, taught, and was author of several books. She spent her final years living at the La Conner Retirement Inn.

This month Pippen’s work is being exhibited in the “Remembering Kitty” show at the La Conner’s Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum until July 28.

Pippen grew up...