Mother's Day Weekend Events: Airing of the Quilts in Franklin

May 12      Airing of the Quilts   Franklin NC stores and churches will be decorated with quilts. The Downtown Square will features exhibits by the Smoky Mountain Quilters guild, Macon county Quilt Trail, Macon County Art Association, and various community development clubs. The Town of Franklin antique fire truck will also be decorated and on display.

A quilting workshop featuring Jane Hall will be held on May 11 offering participants the secrets to making the gorgeous "Mariners compass" block. Ms Hall has lectured and taught quiltmaking for guilds and quilt conferences in the United States and abroad for twenty-five years. She is an author and quilt designer as well as a teacher, judge, and appraiser for antique and contemporary quilts. Early registration is recommended with only space for only 20 participants. 

Franklin  and Macon County is the newest addition to the Western North Carolina Quilt Trail. The Trail initiative began in Western North Carolina in 2006 in Madison and Ashe counties when Handmade in America made a grant to the counties to get the project started. Over 100 quilt blocks now are hosted in Madison and Ashe alone. The Macon County Quilt Trail, currently with 20+ "quilts" was started by seed money from the Franklin Tourism Development Authority and the Franklin Tourism Development Committee.

Hundreds of quilts will be "airing" all over Franklin's downtown, at quilt trail block locations and at private residences all around Macon County. In addition, look for Quilt Related vendors, enjoy the free antique quilt show at Town Hall, get your quilt appraised and more!

Get more local information on the Franklin NC Visitor Guide.