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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 30 > Fabric of life

Fabric of life

Sisters woman brings art of quilting to small African village; now villagers bring their art to Sisters quilt show

By Alandra Johnson / The Bulletin
June 30, 2009

Sisters resident Janet Storton remembers well standing in a mountain village in Uganda, presenting two girls with quilts she made.

As soon as she pulled out the colorful blankets, the women of the village of Kapchorwa flocked around her. They hadn’t seen anything like the blankets....

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