A friendship quilt is like a well-autographed yearbook that keeps you warm. To add something personal, a quiltmaker sends fabric swatches to friends to sign and then sews the patches into the quilt’s ...

Hand-crafted, sustainable and incredibly charming, patchwork quilts and fabrics are making a real comeback, and they are much ...

With needle and thread, quilt restorer Judi Fibush takes care of unfinished business. Combing through antique stores or eBay offerings, she finds remnants of other quilters’ patchwork, often at a ...

To some, a quilt is nothing more than three layers of fabric stitched together to create a bed covering. But to others, it's so much more than that – a centuries-old art form, a mosaic of sewn ...

Where have all the antique patchwork quilts gone? Back to where they were 30 years ago, stuffed into cedar chests, steamer trunks and linen closets, as unappreciated and unseen now as they were before ...

Vintage quilts have a way of stitching the past straight into the present. Their patterns may be geometric, homespun, or improvisational, but each carries an unmistakable sense of provenance – ...

Antique handmade quilts may be pretty to look at with their intricate design and hand-sewn stitched patterns and patchwork. Yet within the classic bed coverings are often hidden messages. Many had ...

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In its most basic form, a quilt is two layers of fabric stitched together, often with a layer fof fluffy insulation sandwiched in between. In practice, quilts are a thrillingly diverse category — ...

When artist Sanford Biggers arrives at his studio, he never knows what he's going to find on his doorstep. Often, it's a box full of quilts. And, contrary to how some might react to their art studio ...