Blount County Museum Displays

The 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 is called “𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞” and was hand pieced and quilted by 𝐑𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐜𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲. It is a lovely and cheerful piece of art that reminds us of a line from an old poem you might recognize:

“The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, 

Gave a lustre o

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬’ “𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬” is on display now until the end of the month. There is nothing about it, however, that makes one feel blue. The black background causes the gold and blue colors to pop out. It is just another example of the quality the artisans of the Guild turn out. Come by and see it for yourself!