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Webster resident donates quilt to the Smokies

out quiltAfter spending six months completing a full-size quilt, Webster resident Susanne Kerper of Jackson County donated the blanket to the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 

“Sue’s quilt will be displayed at Oconaluftee Visitor Center near where we keep the patterns she used to create it for all to enjoy,” said the visitor center’s store manager Barry Hipps.

Kerper’s pattern includes needlepoint wildflowers in each square. The store is selling a limited supply of stitch patterns for those wanting to try their hand at quilt-making. More will arrive in time for the 2015 wildflower season. 

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