Ross was one of several quilting enthusiasts who traveled to Carrollton earlier this month to celebrate quilting culture and promote the future Southeastern Quilt and Textile Museum. Kimber Pepper, president of the West Georgia Quilters Guild, said the convention succeeded in its goal of raising awareness about the museum. As part of that group effort, Pepper said, many West Georgia residents have already offered to donate family heirlooms in the form of old textile equipment or valuable quilts to the future museum. Recently, Osterkamp formed the Southeast Quilt and Textile Museum as a separate entity from the Georgia Quilt Council.

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