In the fast pace of today's world, the image of young women gathered together in a quilting bee, skillfully stitching a quilt for a bride-to-be is a wonder to contemplate. But there is more than ...
Two custom quilts that Janice is working on now are an I-Spy quilt as a birthday present for a little girl and a king-sized quilt for a wedding gift. “I’m also designing a few patterns based off ...
Historians are divided on the question of whether quilts were used to signal runaway slaves during the Underground Railroad era. But the concept is intriguing. The pattern contained in a quilt hung on ...
In our second article on quilting in Rutherford County, we continue our journey into the eyes and hearts of our pioneering designers. The Latin term for quilt is “stuffed sack.” The earliest ...
STAUNTON — History hangs on the walls of the R.R. Smith Center in Staunton. The stories of generations past are told with the weaving of thread and the patterns of quilts that have been in J.B.
BEREA-- The importance of quilts in guiding escaped slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad is the subject of a 7 p.m. May 23 presentation at the Berea Historical Society. Kathy Kraus, ...
Keeler Tavern Museum & History Center has an exclusive new exhibition coming up on July 24, titled "You Made That? The Quilting Adventures of Harvey Fierstein." The evening will begin at 5:30pm and ...
ROCKINGHAM — To support conservation of two Revolutionary War-themed murals, the Rockingham Historic Preservation Commission proudly announces a fundraiser featuring a handmade lap quilt. “Burgoyne ...
The design for a new Frederick Douglass memorial in New York has sparked a controversy that pits artistic truth and oral traditions against documented historical fact. The memorial incorporates quilt ...