March 13, 2011

National Quilting Day Celebrated at The Folk Art Center

Susan Web Lee's "Log Cabin Remodel"
March 19, 10am to 4pm, The Folk Art Center, Milepost 382, Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville NC.  The annual National Quilting Day is sponsored by The National Quilting Association, Inc as a fundraiser for local charities. The 2011 project is a log cabin quilt with a free pattern and instructions  found at:  www.nqaquilts.org.
Members of  the Asheville Quilt Guild will host an exhibition of log cabin quilts at the Folk Art Center including Modern and vintage quilts. Connie Brown and Robin Brooks, who are members of  the Asheville Quilt Guild and the Southern Highland Craft Guild, will demonstrate their craft from 10am to 4pm in the center’s lobby. 
Visitors are invited to bring in their own quilts for evaluation. and  the Allanstand Craft Shop at the Folk Art Center will feature a variety of traditional and handmade quilts made by members of the Southern Highland Craft Guild.

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