Quilting began as a practical patchwork craft and evolved with industrialization and sewing machines. Affordable fabrics and beginner-friendly patterns like the nine-patch shoo fly made quilting ...

The above video is our WITN+ livestream and may not reflect the content in this story. STANTONSBURG , N.C. (WITN) - To celebrate America’s 250th birthday, one small town is using one of the oldest ...

Quilts today are typically family keepsakes. They share history, tell a story, and are an impressive piece of art that […] ...

Port Hope’s historical society launched a barn quilt webpage with local history, quilt meanings and resources for aspiring ...

SHELBY COUNTY, Alabama-- Columbiana's Agnes Pool spent the better part of a year gathering information about close to 30 quilts left by her aunt Lilian Natie Juzan for a book that documents their ...

Quilts have long been used to tell histories and share intimate worlds, but deciphering their symbols can require an insider’s knowledge. Maps, on the other hand, seek to make physical space or ...

Oregon has a rich quilt history. From my study for the book, "Quilts of the Oregon Trail," I searched for quilts and their makers made during 1840-1900. will be demonstrating bed turning techniques.

Black people have traditionally used quilts to tell their stories. Harriett Powers, for example, born into slavery in 1837, created the much-lauded “Bible Quilt” that hangs in the National Museum of ...

A new exhibit in Sonoma highlights the artistry and evolution of quilting, with every stitch and each snippet of fabric telling a story or painting a portrait of historic landmarks in the Valley of ...

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, ...

History is kept alive in many ways—through historical novels, ballads, folklore passed down through the generations. For one group of Arlington seniors, local history of the now closed Lee Center is ...