Nina Maxine Green Groves is descended from five generations (both parents) of Appalachian families in the hills of West Virginia. She learned to knit, crochet, and quilt from her mother and grandmother as a small child. After rearing her children and teaching for twenty five years she retired to Adams County, Ohio. Quilting has become more than a hobby, consuming much of her time.

Old quilts are her favorite particularly old patterns with a new twist. The history of women as seen through their quilts is one facet of her on-going research. She often exhibits and lectures on traditional piecework quilts and the women who made them.

Her quilts have been featured in Over the Back Fence magazine and numerous newspapers throughout the region. She has exhibited her work at the Dairy Barn in Athens, Southern State Community College, Clermont College, Chatfield College, Shawnee State University, Ohio Arts Council, King Arts Complex, Ohio Designer Craftsmen Museum, CityFolk Festival and a one woman show at the Bob Evans Farms Heritage Museum.

Teaching and quilting demonstrations are among her community activities. She has donated over a dozen quilts for community and organizational fund raisers.

Maxine’s dedication to quilting was the inspiration behind the Ohio and National Quilt Barn Trail. She was an active member on the original planning project committee. She provided the research for the quilt designs and worked with the artists to ensure accuracy.

In 1999, she received an Ohio Arts Council, Traditional Master/Apprentice award. Maxine works out of her home studio and is available by mail, e-mail, or telephone.

Maxine Groves is applying all her voting proceeds to the Friends of the Manchester Library of Adams County.

Nina Maxine Groves
3316 Germany Hill Road
Manchester, Ohio 45144
Nina3@bright.net

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