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43538
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"In the far-western reaches of the state, two men who learned to quilt from the communities around them are dispelling stereotypes while continuing a beloved — and necessary — mountain tradition."
Growing up in Hayesville, Howard Blankenship has been quilting since he was a boy, a skill handed to him and his siblings by his grandmother Bertha.
Winston-Salem native Zak Foster started quilting in 2010, Som of his creations have appeared at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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29803
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The Western North Carolina Quilters Guild will host a two-day juried quilt show in Flat Rock this May. The show will display over one-hundred quilts from across the mountain region, and teach visitors about quilt styles and quilting techniques.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 2017,
p64-65, il, por
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38146
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Quilting through the centuries has experienced vast changes in purposes and patterns. Originally a padding for Crusaders’ armor, it gained popularity in the United States through communities such as Amish, community quilting bees, and fads such as the Log Cabin and crazy quilt. Quilting still has a presence in many communities through church quilting groups and community center classes, who can teach styles such as appliqued or pierced.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 8 Issue 5, October/November 2016,
p50-53
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37613
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Works of art produced by the Quilt Trail Project are partly utilitarian; within these decorative squares are stories of people from a region. Six Western North Carolina counties host over two hundred quilt blocks whose stories reflect the history of towns as well as individuals. Examples include a block of an open door, which hangs in a Burnsville bank. The bank’s significance lie in being the only one to stay open in that area during the Great Depression.
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23279
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A Roxobel group of women of the Sandy Run Baptist Church Quilters, created a fundraiser to help raise money for local missions.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 5 Issue 1, Fall 2013,
p24-30, il
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36888
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Based on their shared belief that quilt making is one of the most widely known and personally experienced crafts for many North Carolinians, more than 20 men and women aged 14 to 82 have the mission to support, encourage, and document quilting traditions and activities as a part of the Heritage Quilters group.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 59 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2012,
p36-42
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36380
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Different patterns on quilts made by African Americans used to be a form of communication in the Underground Railroad. Ten to twelve different patterns were used to inform fugitive slaves as to what their next action should be. Although quilting patterns are no longer used for these purposes, patterns are still very important within African American quilting communities.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 50 Issue 1-2, Fall-Winter 2003,
p93-100
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36383
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The Farmer-James collection of quilts was a traveling exhibit from January 20-March 14, 2003. It included 37 quilts ranging from Civil War era to the mid-twentieth century. It showcases the difference between folkloristic and artistic treatments of quilt making traditions.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 50 Issue 1-2, Fall-Winter 2003,
p102-111
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4411
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Bold colors, strip construction, and improvisation are characteristics of quilts made by Afro-Americans. Colorful quilt materials are sewn together in strips; then the strips are sewn together to make the quilt. Quiltmakers may start with a pattern, but they often vary it to suit themselves. Scholars feel this Afro-American quiltmaking style is influenced by their African heritage.
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16264
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Horton explores the quilt patterns included in The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 35 Issue 1, Winter-Spring 1988,
p3-13, il, f
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31374
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Jane Long of Cary has won the blue ribbon for best quilt in the show at the North Carolina State Fair for the fourth year in a row. Her latest winning entry, an original design, shows an Amish influence, with quilting done in black thread. This article discusses Long’s quilting techniques, patterns, and materials.
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35841
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Born and raised in Chatham County, Lillie Lee and Jennie Burnett both started making quilts when they were children.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 32 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1984,
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31380
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For the past ten years, Georgia Bonesteel of Hendersonville has been practicing and teaching lap quilting, a method of making a quilt in small sections and assembling them for the finished product. Bonesteel says the method offers people a way of hanging on to an important part of our heritage and adapt it to today’s lifestyle. This article discusses Bonesteel’s lap quilting technique, and provides a sample of instructions.
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35830
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Based on 16 interviews and informal discussions with quilters in the Blue Ridge region, the author sought to find a pattern in the techniques used to design the quilts, especially regarding the conceptual and behavioral processes shared by the women who make each type of quilt.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 30 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1982,
p55-84, il, por
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36022
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A library’s archives typically contain donations of letters and documents. For Hatteras Island’s Library, a 125 year old quilt reflected what the town’s culture perceived as preservation worthy. Current creators of these quilts, in discussing the tradition of quilt-making, also proved that the “Human Library” concept is not so new.
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