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 ...

Online marketplaces like Chairish and 1stDibs are reliable sources for high-quality vintage quilts, while Etsy and eBay can ...

Kathryn Mooney Wall is a sprightly 94 years old and a treasure trove of history. In her Shelby home off Grover Street, she has a photo sitting on the dresser in her bedroom of her as a small child ...

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 ...

You acquire a beat-up quilt at an estate sale for $5. You later learn that the names inscribed on the fabric are those of Civil War soldiers, and that the quilt itself was made during the 1890s.

Deborah Roberts is a quilt historian and appraiser certified by the American Quilters’ Society. Because the way people care for quilts today determines whether these heirlooms will be around tomorrow, ...

Old school quilting ideas become new school technology, using an embroidery machine. Turn old school quilting into new school technology when using an embroidery machine for quilting. Eileen Roche, ...

Time was when you could take one look at an African-American quilt and see your whole family. You saw grandpa’s necktie. You saw the baby’s old pajamas, with the faded red and blue balloons, and the ...

In Lancaster County, a quilt with radiating circles of colorful squares isn’t a Trip Around the World, it’s a Sunshine and Shadows. That’s the name common among Amish quilters. This type of quilt, ...