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Georgia Grown 3 by Janice Hunter

The featured quilt of the week in the April 11, 2010 edition of the Start Your Week With a Quilt newsletter is called Georgia Grown 3, and it was created by Janice Hunter. This quilt is part of a series of three quilts that feature butterflies indigenous to Georgia.

Janice Hunter

Janice features the Golden Banded Skipper butterfly in this quilt. She envisions the butterfly taking a much needed rest. The serene Georgia woods offers it protection.
 
Georgia Grown 3, which measures 33 x 33 inches, was recently part offered for sale for $600.00 in an exhibition called Resplendent. In that exhibit, all of the quilts featured butterflies. It was held at the Atrium Gallery on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta.

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