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\u201cWhen I first started quilting, I really didn\u2019t want to do it,\u201d Josie Valdez said. With some convincing from her sister, the New Mexico native gave it a try, encountering minor friction along the way\u2014namely, what to do with all the quilts she was making.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

After gifting a few quilts to seniors through a Christmas charity in town, Josie realized she actually enjoyed giving her work away. She began donating to cancer centers and programs for young mothers and veterans. \u201cI really like giving [quilts] away. It\u2019s the look on people\u2019s faces when you say, \u2018Here, you can have this.\u2019 It\u2019s just nice to see people happy,\u201d Josie said.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Josie Valdez with Floyd's Quilt (2020), made using a labyrinth quilt pattern. This particular quilt was claimed by Josie\u2019s husband, Floyd Romero, once it was complete, hence the fitting name! <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The baby quilts in particular, she\u2019d like to give to the recipients personally. Currently, they’re given to representatives, who in turn bring them to the hospitals where the staff distributes them to babies who will most benefit from the extra comfort. \u201cBut that\u2019s okay. As long as the babies are warm,\u201d Josie said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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After her quilting journey took off, Josie\u2019s sister boosted her once more by teaching her how to use a longarm. This inspired Josie to purchase her own a few years later. It lived in Josie\u2019s living room, until some serendipitous moves in the family made property available. Her husband, Floyd Romero, suggested they build her a quilting studio with the extra space and set to work. Now, the space Josie affectionately calls her \u201cshe shed\u201d is home to quiet reflection, quilting, and occasional lunches throughout the week with Floyd.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cHe’ll bring me lunch, and we’ll sit there and eat. Or we visit for a little bit while we rest. It’s really nice,\u201d Josie said.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Josie at her longarm with a work-in-progress. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The studio is completed by a few futons and a coffee table also built by Floyd. A rescued glass lampshade that Josie calls her \u201ccrystal chandelier\u201d hangs above the scene.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Josie and Floyd at the Yungue Owingeh Foot Bridge in Owingeh, New Mexico. Floyd is holding a quilt made by his mother, Adelina Romero, around the early to mid 1950s, and Josie has a quilt made by her mother, Manuelita Valdez, in the late 1960s.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The studio is where Josie does her philanthropic quilt work, as well as her longarm orders. Members of the quilting community across Northern New Mexico will come to Josie for her services, despite her distance from more bustling places like Taos or Santa Fe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Born and raised in Dixon, an unincorporated community located in Rio Arriba County, Josie now lives just a few minutes south with Floyd. The small seasonal pleasures of New Mexico keep her feeling at home\u2014spring blossoms, summer fruit trees, fall vegetable stands at the markets, and snow dusting the surrounding mountains. For Josie, it\u2019s hard to imagine home anywhere but New Mexico.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cNorthern New Mexico is just so beautiful, and the people are so nice. It\u2019s just a very comfortable place to be,\u201d Josie said fondly. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Mel Burke is a culture writer in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lives with her husband and dog. When she\u2019s not writing, she loves complaining about hiking and visiting cities with historic libraries. You can find her online everywhere as @melburkewrites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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