Kevin Womack is a textile artist living in Lynchburg, Virginia. In 1986, Kevin was introduced to quilting by his maternal grandmother. Having always loved the legacy of family quilts, he decided to have her teach him the tradition. Over the years, Kevin studied with many accomplished textile artists and developed a love for hand dyeing and patterning fabrics with surface design techniques. His experiments produce a line of unique fabrics and clothing that he exhibits and sells. To see more of his work visit www.KevinWomackArt.com

The Tarheel Quilters Guild and the Cape Fear Botanical Gardens are co-sponsoring a judged quilt show on 2-5 October 2014 in conjunction with the “Garden’s” 25th Anniversary and 11th Heritage Festival. They are accepting quilts with floral/forest theme. There is no entry fee and there are no restrictions on when (what year) the quilts were made. Please see their website: www.tarheelquilters.org for particulars.

Time to get your quilts ready for the show. Quilt turn-in is at our regular guild meeting — Monday, August 18. All quilts must have a label with the quilt’s name and your name and address (email or street). If your quilt is being judged you need to cover the label by pinning or basting a piece of fabric over the label so that the judging is anonymous. Also, all quilts over 2 feet wide must have a 4 inch hanging sleeve. Have you ever dreamed of owning your own little fabric shop full of beautiful quilting fabrics, patterns and notions too? Vernett Zimmerman of “ABC Quilting with Nana” has a cute store tucked away on Webb Avenue in Burlington. She will speak to us after the quilt take-in, about the trials and tribulations of owning a quilting shop. Please join us and bring your questions for Vernett.