Jill & Mike Lucas have had dreams of extending the Quilt Trail of Western North Carolina into McDowell County since its inception in 2006. They were interested in hosting their own quilt block, but with no trail program in in the county at the time, they turned to Barbara Webster of the Quilt Trail program for advice. With Barbara’s advice, Mike and Jill have created their own quilt block the “North Wind” which hangs proudly on their barn. Since then they have been advocates for extending the Quilt Trail program into the McDowell County.
Now, with a newly formed program established, Jill and Mike have been hard at work creating a design for a quilt block that will represent the official kick off of the McDowell Quilt Trail. The design they have chosen was inspired by the City of Marion’s Main Street logo “Where Main St. Meets the Mountains”. They hope to donate the block to the City of Marion who will hang the block in a suitable location in downtown Marion. Below is an image of the design that they have created.
“Where Main Street Meets The Mountains” Quilt Block
The block’s black and white border represents Main St. as the road, while the three shades of blue of the foremost mountains are the colors used in the original “Where Main Street Meets The Mountains” logo as seen below.
Marion's Logo
The Quilt Trail Committee will unveil the design to the City Council when they make a presentation about the program at the Tuesday, August 18th meeting.
Published By: Heather Cotton
