Quilting has been a part of human history since 13th century England, where it was used mostly as bed coverings. From there, quilting has evolved into a form of art that many use to find excitement, ...
KCCI EIGHT NEWS AT SIX. AND IOWA WOMAN IS LESS THAN A DAY AWAY FROM TRAVELING TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO SEE ONE OF HER CREATIONS HANGING IN THE SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM. I MEAN, THIS IS ...
A barn quilt made by Sandy Heyman of Burns shows the gridwork that is the backdrop to making one. Annie Calovich The Wichita Eagle Barn quilts have become a colorful addition to rural USA, crowning ...
The exhibition “Quilts of Gee’s Bend,” which appeared at the High Museum of Art in 2006, featured 60 colorful, geometrically designed quilts hand-stitched by the direct descendants of slaves living in ...
I grew up surrounded by quilts. My grandmother has been quilting since the 1950s, and while my experience is far less than hers, it's a hobby I dove head-first into during the throes of the Covid ...
A statewide search is underway for African American family quilts to be included in a quilt documentation project. A’donna Richardson of Tacoma is coordinating the project. She created Fabrics of ...