Quilt top found at estate sale ties to local history
Baytown resident Melanie Harper bought a red, white and blue Carolina Lily quilt top at an estate sale. Victoria Walker, who died before, pieced it in 1953, and Harper learned Walker was a community leader and educator in Cedar Bayou, sharing life stories and memories with Walker’s goddaughter.
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Local woman finalist in world quilt show
Elizabeth Rushwam, 30, of Beach City, is named a finalist in the pictorial category of the International Quilt Association show Quilts: A World of Beauty for her fiber art Lady of Royalty. The piece features three dimensional elements, moving figures, and a depiction of Queen Elizabeth I with green Dupian silk, gold thread, and Swarovski crystals. Rushwam aims for exposure, not awards, and has competed as a finalist for four years in the world’s largest quilt show.
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Nose Fix Leaves Writer Breathing Easy Again
A columnist recounts nose surgery to improve breathing after years of discomfort from injury and deformity. She describes painful, unsightly stitches, a week of hiding, and a fear of duct tape stemming from crime reporting days. Jane Howard Lees appears weekly in Lifestyle.
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