eedlework has long been a past time of women of the prairie. It provided a creative outlet and beauty during the harsh life in the Great Plains and still today, is the hobby of choice for many.The quilts, many sewn with fabric from worn out clothing or flour sacks, provided warmth during bitterly cold winters.The Santa Fe Trail Center in Larned, 1349 K-156 Hwy, is having a quilt show of antique and modern quilts, which provide an unwritten record of life of historic and modern times. The exhibit runs until July 8, and the cost of admittance is $4.“All of the quilts in the exhibit were made by local people,” said Anna Bassford, director of the Santa Fe Trail Center.
Stitches in time
Karen La Pierre