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Photo Credit: Sarah Wells
Peggie L. Hartwell
Photo Credit: Sarah Wells
Photo Credit: Sarah Wells

Peggie L. Hartwell

United States, b. 1939
Place of BirthSpringfield, South Carolina, United States
BiographyPeggie Hartwell is a fifth generation quilter. Her upbringing in Brooklyn, New York and summers spent at her grandparents' South Carolina farm have influenced her work significantly. Hartwell learned to quilt from the women in her family and learned storytelling from her grandfather. She has formal training in theater and spent years traveling with several theater groups.
Education: B.A., Queens College