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Bourlet uses a Pfaff Creative Vision sewing machine, which can be used for both sewing and embroidery. Some of Bourlet’s embroidery, quilting and applique work will be on display this weekend in the House of Sewing Machines & Vacuums booth at the Vancouver Quilt, Craft and Sewing Festival at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds. The House of Sewing Machines & Vacuums, which operates stores in Vancouver and Battle Ground, is one of about 90 vendors who will host roughly 150 booths at the show. There’s also been a resurgence of interest in sewing among younger people, who want to learn to customize their clothing into one-of-a-kind fashion items, and have been given some exposure to sewing at school or through community college classes. That has proven to be true in Battle Ground, where DeeAnn Altree manages the House of Sewing Machines & Vacuums store. DeeAnn Altree, who runs the educational programs at House of Sewing Machines & Vacuums in Battle Ground, recommends a few useful resources on the Web for sewing enthusiasts.

Patty Elwin Davis, Ithaca’s extraordinary quilter, has compiled a beautifully illustrated survey of 29 of her best works in a new book called “Twice-Told Tales — History, Literature, and Family Lore Retold in Narrative Quilts. Some of the quilts highlight special places Davis has been, including “Venezuela Farewell” and “Happy 150th Lone Star State,” a tribute to Texas history. The illustrations in this slim book are exceptional — brilliant, colorful and charming, with full-page images of each quilt and close-ups of some sections highlighted to show the extraordinary detail of Davis’ work. While the narrative themes of Davis’s quilts are varied, the one common thread that is vivid through them all is, as Davis herself says, “the object always being to tell a good story. Patty Elwin Davis will be at The History Center from noon to 4 p. Also today, quilter Patty Elwin Davis will sign copies of her book “Twice-Told Tales — History, Literature, and Family Lore Retold in Narrative Quilts” from noon to 4 p.

E-MAIL ALERTS | CLASSIFIEDS & DISPLAY ADS | PHOTO GALLERIES | SUBSCRIBE | ARCHIVES | ABOUT US | WPCVA. The Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce is tapping into the popularity of quilting by hosting its own festival next spring. The Altavista Quilt Festival will be held Saturday, May 2, at the Booker Building in English Park from 9 a. Quilt vendors will be on hand with fabric and patterns, classes will be offered at the train station throughout the day and a quilt turning will be held. We will not edit or alter your comments, but we do reserve the right to remove comments, or simply not post comments, that violate our code of conduct. The comments above are from readers and do not represent the views of the Star-Tribune, Altavista Journal, Appomattox Times-Virginia, Brookneal Union-Star, or Womack Publishing Company.