Queen Valley Scrap Rats Hall of Fame Award Winner
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL by Jan Powell
Jan Powell earned the Hall of Fame Award at the Happy Trails Quilt Club 2011 show, Let Freedom Ring. The quilt, entitled AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL, was a 1981 Piecemaker Calendar pattern. The quilt is hand appliquéd and pieced and both hand and machine quilted. Ten years in the making, Jan was encouraged to finish it for the show. Co-chairs Eula Coil and Terry Mann selected this winner for its “skillful completion of all aspects of the challenging, complex design.” 150