In the fast pace of today's world, the image of young women gathered together in a quilting bee, skillfully stitching a quilt for a bride-to-be is a wonder to contemplate. But there is more than ...

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 ...

STAUNTON — History hangs on the walls of the R.R. Smith Center in Staunton. The stories of generations past are told with the weaving of thread and the patterns of quilts that have been in J.B.

We’re up to Block 8 of The Star’s monthly quilt project, “Where Poppies Grow … Remembering Almo,” which honors those who served in World War I. The quilt also tells the story of Almo Ebenezer O’Kell.

Every stitch and square of fabric incorporated into a quilt tells a rich story about the person who created it. Just ask someone who gently cradles a covering handmade by a grandmother intent on ...

GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Quilting has been part of life in West Virginia for generations, shaped by the mountains and the practical ...

AKRON, Ohio — Since slavery days, generations of women in tiny Gee’s Bend, Ala., have stitched the flavor of their isolated community into quilts remarkable for their bold, improvisational designs.

The design for a new Frederick Douglass memorial in New York has sparked a controversy that pits artistic truth and oral traditions against documented historical fact. The memorial incorporates quilt ...