A new book accompanied by an exhibition in Williamsburg, Va., shows that quilts tell us much about U.S. history. Quilts aren’t just for warmth. As historical documents, for example, they show the ways ...

A group of Hampton Roads quilt makers is using needle and thread to honor the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. At the Chesapeake Central Library, 100 quilts are on display, each telling a ...

National Quilt Day falls in March during Women's History Month. It was established in 1991 by the National Quilting Association to pay homage to quilters across the country. While ...

Like many pioneer women of the burgeoning West, Maude White was used to hardship and loneliness. As the child of homesteaders who grew up in a sod house, and who became a Colorado homesteader herself, ...

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 ...

Community members gathered in a small farm house Saturday afternoon, surrounded by volunteers dressed in 1800s-era costumes, for tea, cider and the unveiling of old family quilts. The Historic Quilt ...

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. More about quilts Members of the . Tickets are ...

For more than 50 years she was alone, and her quilts kept her company. “This little lady had so many struggles in her lifetime. I found her so interesting,” she said. Davis volunteered with the quilt ...

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.

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 ...