Dear Duane: I’ll have to admit, there’s nothing cozier, warmer and more inviting than snuggling up under an old comforter made of cigar ribbons. Well, save the pillowcase of gum wrappers I sleep on.

You've probably heard that quilters are nice people. Kind, helpful, considerate and will share their last quarter-yard of hand-dyed fabric with you. This is true, unless there is a quilt contest ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Kentucky woman won a blue ribbon at the state fair for her 2-year labor of love. Kim Shumate's quilt is covered with multi-covered hearts. The quilt has 1,080 squares and ...

It’s not every day that you view a family heirloom in the Smithsonian, but Lois and Darrell Rodwell, of Boone, had an experience of a lifetime in 2017. They were privileged to see the Harrison Ribbon ...

With her imagination running wild, Lindsey Heister — only 10 years old at the time — decided that she wanted to make something special to enter in the judging at the county fair. And that “something” ...

HOT SPRINGS – Nearly everyone who has seen the Steven Spielberg-directed film “Lincoln,” has come away moved, touched or inspired. One Hot Springs woman, however, took her inspiration and created an ...

WHEN BENFIELD ELEMENTARY in Severna Park was named a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in November by the Maryland State Board of Education, its administrators, teachers, pupils and parents considered ...