The scene evoked the ancient — and often forgotten — role of women in shaping history, textile artist Cecilia “Cely” Pedescleaux said. Four other King-inspired quilts made by Pedescleaux — representing justice, brotherhood, poverty and racism — also will be on display. The workshop was financed with a $600 grant from the Tuscon Quilting Guild, which sent the gift after learning that the meeting place of Pedescleaux’s longtime quilting group, Beecher Memorial United Church of Christ in the 7th Ward, was destroyed by hurricane flooding. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement ( REVISED 12/28/2007 ), Privacy Policy ( REVISED 12/28/2007 ) and Advertising Agreement . read more

Local quilter, Lori Buhler, has written a book of quilting patterns that will be released on February 4, 2008. Titled “Quilter's Happy Hour”, it contains patterns for 11 quilts and recipes for the cocktails for which the quilts are named. The quilt patterns include original designs by Lori or adaptations of traditional quilt designs. Lori is an award winning quilter and an active member of several local quilting groups, including the Cal-Co Quilter's Guild and the Lady of the Lake Quilters. She has won numerous regional awards, including Quilter of the Year from the Cal-Co Quilter's Guild in 2001. Lori will also be the featured speaker at the March 10th meeting of the Cal-Co Quilters Guild meeting. read more

The club meets once a month at the United Methodist Church, where every other spring they hold a show at which each member displays the quilts they have made over the past two years. Oppenheimer, 58, is in charge of organizing the show in May, which she said will have between 175 and 250 quilts on display, all made by members of the guild. In the last show, Oppenheimer had 22 quilts on display, four fewer than Sandy Buckman. Jean Verhow, 81, is in charge of gathering quilts made by guild members for donation to charity. read more

Stephen Dinjar of Barefoot Properties, which is marketing the project, said about 40 percent of the 32 condominium units already are reserved in pre-construction activity. Developers also are building a “dry stack” boat storage system for about 150 boats with valet service, which means that members can call ahead, have their boat fueled up and stocked with live bait, food and beverages. Waterman’s will remain open during construction and also will provide pool-side service and room service for the condominium owners. Hamon suspects the rumor is rooted in the May 2006 sale of Hamon Bay Area to a partnership of car dealers, including Ron Carter, Charlies Thomas and Mike Hall. Jack Williams purchased the T-shirt and screen-printing shop from Edward Stanza, who last year opened Club Groove, 2416 Postoffice St. In fact, Williams plans to refresh and revive the old Buick emblem which was inscribed in base relief on the building. read more