NEW YORK (AP) — From simple geometric shapes to the intricately wrought details of daily life, the quilt designs in a show now running at the American Folk Art Museum show how powerfully this art form ...
Texas mom Allison Eyler turned a love of vintage quilts into Throw Midland, an upcycled quilt-coat business powered by expert ...
The work of three talented seamstresses will be featured in a new exhibit at the Madison County History Museum, 715 N. Main Street, Edwardsville, Illinois, beginning May 14 through the end of July. In ...
After winning a $2 prize at a country fair during the Civil War, an extraordinary quilt vanished from sight. It remained mostly forgotten until the 1990s, when modern quilters rediscovered the unique ...
Debbie Ingamells teaches quilting classes and organizes a monthly quilting group at Wade Creek House Antiques. (Wade Creek House Antiques) Debbie Ingamells has quilted for 40 years and has taught ...
When Brett Malone’s aunt handed him one of his grandmother’s, Raye Holman Shaver (Mimi), quilts so many memories flooded back, and the tears came falling down. “This is made up of my blood sweat and ...
There’s more to a quilt than meets the eye. Behind each blanket is someone who patched it together. Someone who spent hours picking the right fabrics, studying the pattern and sewing love into every ...
When you mention quilts to non-quilters, many think of chintz and florals, pastel ducks and alphabet blocks. It's true that many quilts are like that, in novels as well as in junk shops and craft ...
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