Throw Midland transforms forgotten heirloom quilts into cherished coats and keepsakes.

Seventy-eight-year-old Caroline Williams is a walking repository of South Arkansas African-American history. "I wrote a book about both my great- and great-great-grandmothers titled 'The Quilted ...

On a May Saturday more than 100 years ago, friends and family gathered at the home of Willis Willocks of Friendsville, Tennessee, to celebrate his 35th birthday. After enjoying a three-course noon ...

There is a rich tradition of quilt-making in America, but the domestic art of quilting can be traced back to the Middle Ages in Europe and Asia. The English word “quilt” was first used in the 13th ...

Port Hope’s historical society launched a barn quilt webpage with local history, quilt meanings and resources for aspiring ...

An exhibit at the Columbia Gorge Museum in Stevenson, Washington, features a collection of quilts made by an enslaved woman and her family, carefully preserved for more than 150 years. The exhibit, ...

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, ...

A new exhibit in Sonoma highlights the artistry and evolution of quilting, with every stitch and each snippet of fabric telling a story or painting a portrait of historic landmarks in the Valley of ...

Family history suggests that they were much more than pretty coverings, that some of the quilts made during the 19th century were designed to help slaves break free from their bondage. A sort of "Da ...

Seventy-eight-year-old Caroline Williams is a walking repository of South Arkansas African-American history. "I wrote a book about both my great- and great-great-grandmothers titled 'The Quilted ...

The exhibit, “Ms. Molly’s Voice: Freedom and Family Spoken in Fabric,” is the first time the full collection has been on display for the public. It encompasses more than a dozen quilts, the first of ...