Gallery Unveils Square for Upper East Tennessee Quilt Trail

James-Ben Studio & Gallery Art Center is pleased to participate in the Upper East Tennessee Quilt Trail. The 8 x 8 foot wooden display is a replica of a square from a quilt on the bed in the master bedroom of the Andrew Johnson homestead and will be displayed as part of the bicentennial celebration of Andrew Johnson's birth. It will be mounted near the roof on the Church Street side of the historic building.

The Appalachian Quilt Trail invites visitors to experience the beauty, tranquility, and variety of East Tennessee’s historic rural byways. Residents of Appalachia have joined together to share their communities with travelers who want leave the beaten path and see the countryside. Attractions along the trail are marked by 8 x 8 foot painted wooden heritage quilt squares to help mark the way.

For more information on the Upper East Tennessee Quilt Trail, click here.

Downtown Greeneville now has a new stop on the Quilt Trail. President Andrew Johnson, portrayed by Daniel Luther, right, unveiled a quilt square on the side of James-Ben: Studio & Gallery at Church and Main streets Thursday morning before a crowd of history, art and tourism enthusiasts. The quilt square is patterned after the quilt on the foot of the bed in Andrew Johnson’s bedroom at the Andrew Johnson Homestead. The quilt square is the 81st displayed in Northeast Tennessee as part of the Quilt Trail of the Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council.