Warmth carried forward: Rock County Historical Society hosts inaugural 'Airing of the Quilts'

JANESVILLE 鈥� Gracelynn Cooper蜜柚视频 grandmother was a quilter who pieced together cherished winter blankets for family members. Years later, Cooper蜜柚视频 friend and neighbor, Amy Dora, taught her to quilt.

鈥淚 think it蜜柚视频 really nice they would choose to do an event like this for Mother蜜柚视频 Day,鈥� Cooper, of Janesville, said Saturday as she and Dora attended the first-ever Airing of the Quilts on the lawn of the Rock County Historical Society蜜柚视频 Lincoln-Tallman House in Janesville.

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