Mining the Potential of Miniature Quilts

Kathie Ratcliffe creates gem-like art from bits of cloth

Kathie Ratcliffe with a quilt. Photo compliments of author

With an air of tranquility, the village in Virginia sprawls along the Catoctin Creek. To the west, the Blue Ridge Mountains rise. Less than fifty miles to the east, bureaucrats and powermongers elbow each other in Washington, DC. Yet Waterford exudes peace as if recalling its Quaker roots. Historic homes — brick, clapboard, stone, and…