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Hazel Rhodes Reece (January 11, 1925 - February 7, 2015) was a quilter from Onslow County, North Carolina.


Biography

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In 1991, Hazel Rhodes Reece and her sister Effie Rhodes Bell were the first quilters to be recipients of the North Carolina Heritage Award[1].

Reece learned to quilt by watching her older sisters and learning techniques from her aunts. [2]

References

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  1. ^ http://www.ncarts.org/Resources/Folk-Traditional-Arts/North-Carolina-Heritage-Award
  2. ^ David Cecelski. "Listening to History," News & Observer. Published 1/9/2000
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