The green on North Trade will be transformed into a colorful outdoor quilt show on Saturday, July 16, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Landrum’s second Airing of the Quilts will feature more than 40 old and new quilts hanging on clotheslines and draped over fences on Trade Avenue adjacent to the Farmers Market.

Nancy Basket, a kudzu artist of Cherokee descent, will be on hand with her hand painted quilt design cards along with a special display of story quilts from the Girls in Action at First Baptist, Landrum. Some quilts will be offered for sale.

Local merchants are also encouraged to hang quilts in their windows or drape them over outdoor tables and benches.

The event celebrates Landrum’s quilting heritage and the Foothills Quilt Trail which features 35 intricately painted outdoor blocks hanging throughout the city, ranging in size from one foot square to eight feet square.

The date is also the second day of the Carolina Shop Hop, a much anticipated event for quilters in North and South Carolina. Elaine’s Attic Quit Shop in Landrum is one of the 12 participating quilt shops.

Coordinating the Airing are the Landrum Quilters, a 100+ member club founded in 1980, along with sponsors, the City of Landrum and the Landrum Area Business Association.

Visit the Foothills Quilt Trail on Facebook for updates, plus foothillsquiltrail.com and carolinashophop.com.

– article submitted

by Ellen Henderson