Mark your calendars for the Tutwiler Quilters’ Exhibit and Sale, to be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., October 7, at the Fellowship Hall at Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church in Oxford.
Attendees will be able to purchase gifts ranging from $7 to $400. The quilters will have homemade potholders, placemats, table runners, bags, and quilts, all of which make ideal wedding and Christmas gifts. Baby quilts are also available.
The Tutwiler Quilters are a part of the outreach program of the Tutwiler Community Education Center, originally organized by members of the Order of Holy Name Sisters. The Quilters support their families through this cottage industry and receive 80 percent of the proceeds of the sale.
At the same time, they preserve the distinctive style of African-American design in quilt making.
For more information, contact either Elizabeth Payne at 662-234-4258 (home) or 662-915-7629 (office) or by email at epayne@olemiss.edu or Ken Rutherford at 662-816-8105 (cell) or 662-513-3901 (office) or by email at krutherford@danielcoker.com.
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