National Quilt Day falls in March during Women's History Month. It was established in 1991 by the National Quilting Association to pay homage to quilters across the country. While ...

I am quilting to save my life. The word “depression” evokes a picture of extreme lassitude: unwashed hair, unmade bed, physical stasis. My depression wasn’t like that. It involved a total shutdown of ...

When Brett Malone’s aunt handed him one of his grandmother’s, Raye Holman Shaver (Mimi), quilts so many memories flooded back, and the tears came falling down. “This is made up of my blood sweat and ...

We visit quilting bees, meetings, shows, and talk with a quilt historian. You might have a cherished one on your bed or know someone who’s made one or maybe made one yourself- it’s all about quilting ...

Red Wing, Minn. -- Abandoned as a baby and shuffled from one place to another as a child - including a trip on the Orphan Train - Marjorie Peterson persevered until she found love, family and a home ...

There’s nothing quite as warm and cozy as a handmade quilt, which immediately conjures up images of snuggling in front of a roaring fireplace, hot cocoa in hand. In a high-tech world of mass ...

Her quilts would only be on display for so long at her retirement home in Colorado Springs. With a visitor one recent afternoon, Ginger diLorenzo, 86, wasted no time. No matter her walker and ...

WASHINGTON — A one-day installation on the National Mall brought this year’s WorldPride theme — “the fabric of freedom” — to life, as hundreds of hand-stitched quilt panels created by trans artists ...