Summerville Journal Scene
Festival.
“It’s a happy picture,” Frankenberger said. “I just drew what I wanted to. There’s no perspective.”
The whimsical drawing depicts a turtle, a school bus, the Peruvian singers that perform at the festival each year, a police officer, a train, Guerin’s Pharmacy, colorful flowers, children playing, St. Paul’s Church, a clothesline with a quilt and other facets of small town life.
“My first love is art. I just love to draw. I’ve always drawn.”
Frankenberger moved to Summerville before the first Flowertown Festival, which she said started very simply.
She calls herself a folk artist with no formal training. Her wildly colorful quilts and drawings tell stories. She also makes scarves.
Before moving to Summerville, Frankenberger lived in California, where she got tips from her landlord about making quilts. She’s been making her own ever since.
“I just love to draw and love to make up things. It’s a gift and I’m grateful for it.”
Frankenberger opened People, Places and Quilts at 129 W. Richardson Ave. 21 years ago in a building that once was a hardware store. The wooden interior feels rustic with decorations like the handful of sewing machines, quilt displays, quilting supplies and books.
“I had a vision for this when I moved here in the ‘60s. And it came to pass.”
Since then Frankenberger has opened another People, Places and Quilts at 1 Henrietta Street in Charleston.
“Quilt Sampler” magazine named People, Places and Quilts one of the top 10 quilt shops in North America in its Aug. 29, 2000 edition.
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