9-11 Ground Zero Quilt Highlights Houlton Show 'Hope' Honored at Stitchers Guild Annual Exhibit

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HOULTON - Talent, color and emotions converged on the first day of the Friends and Needles Quilting Guild's "Threads of Hope and Courage" quilt show, as residents flocked to the Houlton Elks Lodge to see works that comfort the living and honor the dead.

The event, which coincides with the 42nd annual Maine State Federation of Firefighters Convention that is being held in town through Sept. 11, has several unique features this year. The three- day exhibition includes Lois Jarvis' Ground Zero quilt, which the Wisconsin woman crafted in response to the wave of grief and shock that swept the nation after the 2001 terrorist attacks.

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9-11 Ground Zero Quilt Highlights Houlton Show 'Hope' Honored at Stitchers Guild Annual Exhibit

The quilt's key element is a huge star composed of 700 diamond- shaped pieces. Each one of...

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