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Or the 78-year-old painter, who is quick to point out that she has a 79th birthday this October, may point out “The Quilter,” a painting of her 87-year-old sister, Hazel Hudnell. But Robertson quickly can point out the craftsmanship of the other art on display with her paintings at the Ridgeland library. For Hudnell, the art comes from taking pieces of fabric and stitching them together into quilts and dazzling patterns. With all the pieces are together in the display room, the “Sisters in Art” exhibit is an homage to Southern culture and sights, ranging from the aforementioned county fair to the Mississippi Capitol to quilted patterns that look as if they were part of family heirloom passed down through the generations. From Hudnell’s hand-stitched pillows and elaborate quilt patterns to Robertson’s uncanny ability to capture life in her portraits, the sisters have pieced together a remarkable oeuvre of Southern art. Local artist Gwin Robertson, 78, has paintings on display at the Ridgeland Library alongside needlework by her sister, Hazel Hudnell, 87.

Quilter Patricia Elkovitch, of Skaneateles, holds up her quilt titled âRead Grow Bloom Quiltâ which features signatures and drawings by childrenâs authors and illustrators . SKANEATELES â” A resurgence of quilting in the United States occurred during the bicentennial years, and it was during that same time period that Patricia âPattyâ Elkovitch began quilting. That fact alone is what justifies why the Patchwork Plus Quilt Store is nearby â” in Marcellus â” where Patricia has held her â19th and 20th Century Historical Threads Workshopsâ over the past several years. At present sheâs teaching a Civil War quilting class and the participants are each making a quilt, copying a design that was popular during that time period. Another signature quilt includes a childrenâs lap quilt that includes 30 blocks that depict the illustrations, as well as the signatures, of the authors and illustrators of some of the more popular childrenâs books from the â70s, â80s and â90s. Some of the illustrations on the quilt include âBabarâ (Laurent de Brunhoff), âThe Christmas Alphabetâ and âCookie Countâ (both by Robert Sabuda), âDraw Me A Starâ and âThe Very Busy Spiderâ (both by Eric Carle), âWhere The Wild Things Areâ (Maurice Sendak) and âBabushkaâs Dollâ (Patricia Polacco).

Boo Davis likes to say that she makes quilts “just like your metal-loving, half-blind grandma would. Eagerly rifling its pages for patterns like “God Bless the Children of the Beast” — the title of a Motley Crue classic that Ms. I set out to do a hard-edged, metal-infused guide to quilting. I designed an angel of death pattern, and I’m still waiting to make the quilt. It was a journey into madness unlike no other. To me, when a quilt ceases to be cozy or if it’s so precious it has to be stuck on a wall, it’s not of interest anymore.