Harriet Hockaday, who exhibited and won prizes for her quilts at various fairs, crafted this unique silk quilt. She combined the precise “Tumbling Blocks” pattern with elaborate embroidery to create ...

Two historians say African American slaves may have used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad. Quilts with patterns named "wagon wheel," "tumbling blocks," and "bear's paw" appear to have ...

To commemorate this history, Exeter Friends Meeting, 191 Meeting House Road, Exeter Township, will host a special display on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. The display will feature 12 quilt blocks — known as ...