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 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 ...
"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 ...
If nothing else, the thoughtful curation of the many colors, makers, fabrics, patterns and stitching might tempt you to pull out that old quilt Grandma gave you, and take a little more care in ...