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, ...

At last week’s Lancaster-Lebanon Quilt Show, Wayne Kern carried two family heirloom quilts past the art quilts, the quilted sneaker kits and the $10,000 sewing machines. One quilt was lightweight, ...

Everyone in the room wore white linen gloves lest the oils from their hands change history. In the world of centuries old hand made quilts small things make a big difference. Purple fades to brown ...

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 ...

PRAIRIE GROVE -- A collaboration between history, art and a local quilting shop recently provided Prairie Grove Junior High students hands-on learning as they did a "deep dive into the quilt codes" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GOSHEN — A simple trade that transpired 50 years ago unwittingly has helped to preserve a slice of Elkhart-LaGrange county history ...

MT. ULLA — From its shape to the colors composing each element, every part of the Graham family’s newly installed barn quilt contains special significance. Curtis Graham Jr., the family historian, ...

The quilter's fabric is soft, her stitches shine with golden thread and the setting for seeing her handiwork is the stillness of a church. Yet, viewers can't help but be jarred because, attached to ...

There's something so familiar about a simple quilt. Just its presence on a bed can make a room look inviting and homey. But quilts are not just bed coverings. And they're far from simple. They are ...