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We came upon a wonderful quilt exhibit at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah. It featured the quilts of Betty Ford-Smith. These quilts are Pine Cone quilts and Betty began making them in 2004 under the tutelage of a 92 year-old woman in Sebring, FL. This particular quilt, Purple Katell, weighs 30 lbs and was inspired by The Color Purple by Alice Walker.

The last photo shows a detail of the back side of the quilt and how it is put together.