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time and patience, quilting, cays Miss Bowie, is a space-consuming bobby. For these two reasons she (eels it’s destined to become a lost srt f' . j

“Quilting was born of necessity end nurtured by spare time. The twentieth century machine massproduction and mass speed rang its death knell,” she said sadly. |*There may be always a1 few beople who may find the rewarding aspect of quilting—just as I have—to help them unwind from the nerve-wracking business world, but I can’t think the number will ever be a large one.” j | Even quilt collecting is becoming more difficult today, bliss Bowie believes, as prices of good 1 quilts go up and up. An auction hunter herself, Miss Bowie feels that really exceptional quilts just are not for sale anymore. ! Have Large Collection

! “Quilts have been kept as jthe heirlooms they are, and usually When a very good one is to be gold, there’s always someone well loaded with cash on hand to get if, regardless of price,” she nofed. j The Bowie-Stringfellow house

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