Some quilts were made to memorialize events—several in the Collection commemorate the 1876 Centennial by using souvenir fabrics in the construction, and another incorporates World War II slogans.
Many of the silk fabrics used in "crazy" quilts are weighted with mineral salts and other substances. This means the fabrics have been coated with, or have actually absorbed, these substances to give ...
A senior Penang quilt artist reveals the materials behind her craft, with every piece stitched full of stories ...
Quilts, however, enjoy a secret life, which I discovered while touring the Southport Quilters Guild’s 2024 show at the ...
Mary Wilds temporarily moved a 35-inch portable weaving loom to her living room after a tornado hit the ARTesian Art Gallery.
Mysteries are stitched into the collections of the International Quilt Museum at 1523 N. 33rd St., and a group of volunteers ...
A community is like a patchwork quilt. That's the idea behind Radically Rural's quilting project. Over 20 Radically Rural guests from as far afield as Oregon showed up on Thursday ...
The Southport Quilters Guild exhibit, on display at Kenosha's Anderson Arts Center, features more than 75 quilts in a wide ...
Amtrak’s official public art program has chosen Lancaster as its next location, and the public is invited to contribute.
A rummage sale for all who quilt and sew will be held Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Resurrection Church, 5130 E. State St., Hermitage.
"She made them into dresses, quilts and couch slipcovers. From that early beginning, her love of fabric progressed," according to press information provided by Quilters Member Mary Beth Beene.
More than 200 quilts will be on display today at the AR Village Quilt Show at the Benton Event Center in Benton. The show, presented by the HSV Quilt Guild, Inc., began Friday and continues today ...