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 ...

May 14—Textile arts occupy a special place in my heart—I love sewing apparel for myself and I'm always interested to learn about how other creatives use fabric. When I noticed a new artist on the ...

Quilts didn't start as necessities made from clothing scraps It was a form of art, a way for women who had few other choices, to express themselves The oldest quilts were status symbols, only ...

This quilt has seen better days. Among the colonial-era relics at the Thoroughgood House, an 18th-century bedcover is showing its age. So much so that’s it’s been selected by the Virginia Association ...

A simple trade that transpired 50 years ago unwittingly has helped to preserve a slice of Elkhart-LaGrange county history. That trade, which involved a kitchen table and a 60-year-old Amish ...

The barn quilt movement has spread to Ashe County, where dozens of old barns are decorated with colorful patterns and have drawn tourists from across the country. The barn quilt movement has spread to ...

The National Quilt Museum is announced the opening of two new exhibitions starting March 6: Latifah Saafir's "It Was All A ...

It's very likely that when you're scouting for vintage finds, you are usually on the hunt for those valuable glass items at thrift stores or estate sales. But did you know there could be an expensive ...