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americanroutes: A quilt by Laverne Brackens, an improvisatory quilter and a 2011 National Heritage Fellow. She represents the fourth generation of a family of quiltmakers. Ms. Brackens was interviewed on-stage by Nick at this year’s NEA National Heritage Fellowship Concert; listen to the clip here. [Photo by Eli Leon]

americanroutes:

A quilt by Laverne Brackens, an improvisatory quilter and a 2011 National Heritage Fellow. She represents the fourth generation of a family of quiltmakers.

Ms. Brackens was interviewed on-stage by Nick at this year’s NEA National Heritage Fellowship Concert; listen to the clip here.

[Photo by Eli Leon]

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Source: nea.gov
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    beautiful. improvisational quilting!
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