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 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 ...

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 ...

Every stitch and square of fabric incorporated into a quilt tells a rich story about the person who created it. Just ask someone who gently cradles a covering handmade by a grandmother intent on ...

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, ...

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 ...

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.

Norman’s chapter of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union recorded a piece of their history as part of a quilt they presented to beloved longtime president Jennie Sprowell Harlow in 1936. Even ...

Explore the creative practice of Amish quilters in the United States. Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women looks beyond quilting as a utilitarian practice. It reveals historical quilting ...

GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Quilting has been part of life in West Virginia for generations, shaped by the mountains and the practical ...