Barn Quilt Exhibition Celebrating WNC Heritage
Stunning barn quilt patterns and evocative photography trace Western North Carolina heritage through bold geometric folk-art designs and rural landscapes. A free, public gallery-wall exhibition at the Ferguson Family YMCA running through late October.
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Stunning barn quilt quilt block designs paired with evocative photography celebrating Western North Carolina heritage. A free, public gallery wall exhibition inside the Ferguson Family YMCA in Candler, running through late October.
Stunning barn quilt quilt block designs paired with evocative photography celebrating Western North Carolina heritage. A free, public gallery wall exhibition inside the Ferguson Family YMCA in Candler, running through late October.
Stunning barn quilt quilt block designs paired with evocative photography celebrating Western North Carolina heritage. A free, public gallery wall exhibition inside the Ferguson Family YMCA in Candler, running through late October.
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