This is the third quilt that Thelma Childers has donated to Festival of Trees. Shown here is a close-up of the giant digitally printed Santa Claus that is appliqued to a quilt top of log cabin blocks ...

I grew up surrounded by quilts. My grandmother has been quilting since the 1950s, and while my experience is far less than hers, it's a hobby I dove head-first into during the throes of the Covid ...