The basket of ancient fabric scraps sat tucked away beside the box of quilt patterns torn decades ago from the pages of a newspaper. I do make quilts, so I politely accepted both from non-quilters who ...

Don Harris, Hendersonville, NC resident and first-time author, tells the story of an Appalachian Mountain family, their survival of the Historic Flood of 1916 and what life was like at that time in ...

Quilts didn't start as necessities made from clothing scraps It was a form of art, a way for women who had few other choices, to express themselves The oldest quilts were status symbols, only ...

Everyone knows what a quilt is, but information about great, old quilts is often hard to find. One frequently asked question is how to buy antique and vintage quilts. You can’t exactly drive over to ...

Quilting seems an unlikely hobby for 21st-century college students. That's the surprise behind Historic Arkansas Museum's new ...

‘Connected by a Thread’ exhibit showcases the art of quilting at Durango Arts Center A couple of generations back, quilting was a utilitarian pastime. Quilters patched together and stuffed fabric to ...

SPICER -- At one end of Heather Peterson's sunlit, second-story studio, small pieces of fabric that are cut into small geometric shapes are laid out on a table next to a sewing machine. Erica Dischino ...

At last week’s Lancaster-Lebanon Quilt Show, Wayne Kern carried two family heirloom quilts past the art quilts, the quilted sneaker kits and the $10,000 sewing machines. One quilt was lightweight, ...