People continue to treasure quilting for its historical importance. With gorgeous patterns and fabrics that tell stories, old quilts are imbued with a special, timeless quality. These qualities are ...

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 ...

Fans of farmhouse style know that one of the easiest ways to antique flair to a home is to incorporate a vintage quilt or two. “Antique quilts are like the chameleon decor item—they work well with ...

Don Harris, Hendersonville, NC resident and first-time author, tells the story of an Appalachian Mountain family, their survival of the Historic Flood of 1916 and what life was like at that time in ...

Kathryn Mooney Wall is a sprightly 94 years old and a treasure trove of history. In her Shelby home off Grover Street, she has a photo sitting on the dresser in her bedroom of her as a small child ...

A rural Richmond couple has turned a 200-year-old home on their property into a haven for quilters and crafters. Anne and Eddie Unger opened the Old Stagecoach House in October. There, they offer ...

Quilting has provided material for collectors for hundreds, if not thousands of years. So what is a quilt? A "summer quilt" or lightweight, has a quilt top with a backing, but lacks the middle layer.

In Lancaster County, a quilt with radiating circles of colorful squares isn’t a Trip Around the World, it’s a Sunshine and Shadows. That’s the name common among Amish quilters. This type of quilt, ...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Well this is a cool story. It's about a quilt returning back home after more than five decades later. The Bollinger County Chamber of Commerce stated in an email about a woman who ...