Archived Arts & Entertainment

Macon to hold Airing of the Quilts

Macon County will celebrate its quilting heritage with Airing of the Quilts on May 12.

Centered in downtown Franklin, Airing of the Quilts will feature hundreds of quilts along with an antique quilt show, quilt appraisals, quilting related merchandise, live music and more.

The historic West’s Mill District of Cowee will also feature quilts and tours of Rickman’s Store, Snow Hill Inn and Pleasant Hill Church, which will include quilting demonstrations from the Cowee Quilters.

Visitors can tour the Macon County Quilt Trail with more than 20 quilt blocks that have been installed on barns, homes and businesses throughout the county.

In addition, the United Daughters of the Confederacy along with Civil War Re-enactors will hold a special ceremony at 11:30 a.m. to observe N.C. Confederate Memorial Day.  The ceremony will be held at the Confederate monument at Rankin Square.

Also that weekend, the Mother’s Day Gemboree will be taking place at the Macon County Community Building. The three-day gem, mineral and jewelry show is now in its 11th year.

828.524.2516.

Smokey Mountain News Logo
SUPPORT THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN NEWS AND
INDEPENDENT, AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISM
Go to top
Payment Information

/

At our inception 20 years ago, we chose to be different. Unlike other news organizations, we made the decision to provide in-depth, regional reporting free to anyone who wanted access to it. We don’t plan to change that model. Support from our readers will help us maintain and strengthen the editorial independence that is crucial to our mission to help make Western North Carolina a better place to call home. If you are able, please support The Smoky Mountain News.

The Smoky Mountain News is a wholly private corporation. Reader contributions support the journalistic mission of SMN to remain independent. Your support of SMN does not constitute a charitable donation. If you have a question about contributing to SMN, please contact us.