The Heritage Quilters take pride in introducing young, creative minds to the art of quilting. This past week was no exception.

With quilts and supplies in tow, the Heritage Quilters stopped by Mariam Boyd Elementary School to speak with a group of third-graders during their summer enrichment camp.

Jereann King Johnson, one of the founding members, started the morning session by introducing the other members in attendance (Sterling Cheston, Margaret Bullock, and Belinda Mack Alston).

Next, Johnson read The Kindness Quilt by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. Each student was provided with one’s own copy to read along and to take home. Bullock showed the different tools used in quilting and their purpose.

And, then it was the students’ turn.

Cheston led the students in their activity: creating greeting cards using precut fabric to make a quilt block on the cover. With two blocks to choose from (the pinwheel and the nine-patch), the students grabbed their glue sticks, and quickly went to work. Afterwards, they were then encouraged to write a message inside to give to a loved one.

Before leaving, the students showed their gratitude in the form of hugs and high-fives for teaching them something fun to do this summer. And, who knows? We may have met some little quilters in the making. We’ll see!

Learn more about the Heritage Quilters by visiting their website at HeritageQuilters.net.

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The Warren County Artist Market (WAM) hosted a hybrid book launch for their latest anthology, TEN last Friday (5/9). Comprised of poems, short stories, and essays incorporating the theme of “ten,” the collection celebrates the successful, decade-long run of First Friday Poetry Night hosted by the creative group in Warren County, NC.

Anita Lynn Williams, who co-edited the anthology with her friend and mentor, Kim Schroeder, emceed the festivities in The Hive, located in downtown Warrenton.

In 2013, WAM was co-founded by Thomas Park and Arlene Bice and, today, includes members Williams and Sterling Cheston, Jr. They host the monthly event every first Friday of the month at 7pm at The Hive (108 S. Main Street). It is free and open to the public. For more information about the Warren Artist Market, follow them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/WarrenCountyArtistsMarketBirdland.

TEN is now available in paperback and Kindle ebook: https://amzn.to/3GQk8CJ

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In support of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – Rho Tau Omega Chapter – Warrenton, North Carolina, African American Read-in, The Heritage Quilters Giving Circle, Inc., proudly donates the following books:

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