Knee Threaders

Mrs. Mozell Benson began quilting at age 8; however, her experience with sewing began at an earlier age, when she and her cousin became knee threaders. She would create things like shirts and dish towels through the guidance of her mother. It was later that she began to quilt, specifically using a technique known as tacking. Through this technique, Mozell is able to create as many as one hundred quilts in a year. These quilts are made from any combination of scrap cloth, and held together by Mozell’s "prayer knots". If there is one thing the world could learn from Mrs. Mozell, then it is the realization that there are no mistakes in art.

Quilts will be on exhibit and for sale during the reception, March 28 from 3-5pm. at the Auburn Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. For directions use the map to the right.