The basket of ancient fabric scraps sat tucked away beside the box of quilt patterns torn decades ago from the pages of a newspaper. I do make quilts, so I politely accepted both from non-quilters who ...

Are you trying to cultivate an authentically homey atmosphere in your home? Perhaps you're simply looking for an attractive coverlet for your bed that doesn't cost a lot of money. Some of the best ...

Don Harris, Hendersonville, NC resident and first-time author, tells the story of an Appalachian Mountain family, their survival of the Historic Flood of 1916 and what life was like at that time in ...

Quilts didn't start as necessities made from clothing scraps It was a form of art, a way for women who had few other choices, to express themselves The oldest quilts were status symbols, only ...

Antique handmade quilts may be pretty to look at with their intricate design and hand-sewn stitched patterns and patchwork. Yet within the classic bed coverings are often hidden messages. Many had ...

The future, it turns out, hasn't passed quilting by. Most of the quilts on display at the nation's largest quilt show this week may be labeled traditional, but they aren't your grandmother's Baltimore ...

This quilt has seen better days. Among the colonial-era relics at the Thoroughgood House, an 18th-century bedcover is showing its age. So much so that’s it’s been selected by the Virginia Association ...

Barn quilts are a fairly new configuration of a very old tradition. The brightly colored public designs combine art and architecture and community interaction, standing out like beacons along rural ...