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 ...

Quilts didn't start as necessities made from clothing scraps It was a form of art, a way for women who had few other choices, to express themselves The oldest quilts were status symbols, only ...

Time was when you could take one look at an African-American quilt and see your whole family. You saw grandpa’s necktie. You saw the baby’s old pajamas, with the faded red and blue balloons, and the ...

You've inherited Grandmother's 100-year-old quilt or bought one at an antique show whose graphic pattern caught your eye. But how do you enjoy and care for these heirlooms? Rather than shove them into ...

Everyone knows what a quilt is, but information about great, old quilts is often hard to find. One frequently asked question is how to buy antique and vintage quilts. You can’t exactly drive over to ...

Quilt detectives often can pinpoint where a quilt’s made by the design. Take this cheddar quilt made around 1875 that’s part of Lancasterhistory.org’s collection. “These kinds of quilts with the ...

The future, it turns out, hasn't passed quilting by. Most of the quilts on display at the nation's largest quilt show this week may be labeled traditional, but they aren't your grandmother's Baltimore ...

So, you're wandering through an antique store, and there it is: a dusty old thimble that looks like it hasn't seen the light of day in decades. You might just pass it by, thinking it's a relic for ...

Last year we did a column on kitsch crafts, and one of the featured projects was an apron made of men’s ties. We presented the apron to a friend on her birthday, and she advised us during the holiday ...