Tennessee Quilts

June 14, 2013
Vibrant and colorful bolts of fabrics line the shelves and compose the project samples at Tennessee Quilts in Jonesboro, Tennessee.
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Vast Offering

Tennessee Quilts contains a bright, bold selection of fabrics. In addition, owners Brenda Crouch and Linda Crouch-McCreadie stock seasonal, holiday, reproduction, Asian, and children's prints to ensure that the shop draws a wide variety of quilters.

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Meet the Staff

Front row

: Brenda Crouch (co-owner) and Linda Crouch-McCreadie (co-owner); second row: Judy Rust and Linda Kaiser; third row: Sandra Fair and Susan Scheer; fourth row: Carolyn Jarrell and Gail Crowe.

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Bags and Purses

Patterns for these bags-from left, Two-Hour Tulip Purse by Janice Pope for Anything But Boring, Grommet Bag by Maple Island Quilts, and Sweet Harmony Bag by Amy Butler-can be found at Tennessee Quilts.

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Annual Quilt Festival

Tennessee Quilts hosts Quiltfest, a three-day quilt festival, each July. Staff members plan for an entire year for the annual event. Past themes include Come On-A My House pillows.

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Turn by Turn

Tennessee Quilts owners Linda Crouch-McCreadie and Brenda Crouch designed Turn by Turn for Quilt Sampler® Spring/Summer 2011 magazine.

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Machine-Quilting Details

In Turn by Turn, Linda Crouch-McCreadie machine-quilted flowing feathers in the teal diagonal rows and double-stitched grid lines in the red diagonal rows.

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Turn by Turn Color Option

By separating every other diagonal row with light gray sashing rectangle, quilt tester Laura Boehnke evokes a subtle feeling of looking through windowpanes on an early spring day. Fabrics are from the Dandelion Daydream collection from Maywood Studio.

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Out and About

When you're visiting Tennessee Quilts, take the time to check out these other local attractions.

Bistro 105, 105 E. Main St., Jonesborough, TN 37659; 423/788-0244. Serves lunch, dinner, and locally brewed beer.

Blair-Moore House Bed & Breakfast, 201 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN 37659; 423/753-0044. Known for its fresh breakfast.

Historic Eureka Inn, 127 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN 37659; 877/734-6100. Rooms decorated in 19th-century style.

International Storytelling Center, 116 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN 37659; 800/952-8392. See storytellers perform weekly from May to October or attend the October festival.

Jonesborough Antique Mart, 115 E. Main St., Jonesborough, TN 37659; 423/753-8301. A 10,000-square-foot shop with more than 24 antiques dealers.

Contact Tennessee Quilts to purchase a copy of the Spring/Summer 2011 issue of Quilt Sampler magazine. Issues are also available at your local quilt shop, on newsstands, and online.

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