We do NOT provide a manual for this project. There are many acceptable books about quilting that are available at fabric and other stores. The Extension Office can order a notebook from Nebraska. This ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — Visit Williamsburg recently announced The Great American Birthday Quilt Project in order to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday. The project allows people from across the ...

CONSHOHOCKEN >> Our ancestors made quilts to keep warm during frigid — central heat-free — temperatures. With local thermometers hitting 90-plus, keeping warm wasn’t an issue for the Conshohocken Free ...

Years ago, Madison Ypma’s great-great grandmother Ida Brock Sterling sewed together blocks for a quilt. It was the midst of the Great Depression and Sterling hand sewed the blocks — squares of cloth — ...

It was surprising to watch students rein in their excitement during the summer program, listen and follow instructions, work together, and focus to complete a work of art. Students, ages 5-14, from ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Rogers Park artist and activist has brought together a global community through one unfinished quilt and a hashtag: #RitasQuilt. Much of Shannon Downey's work begins at estate sales ...

With sewing machines that provide quilter-friendly features, innovative sewists can produce stunning quilts that serve both utilitarian and artistic purposes. By Carol Benton Updated Aug 15, 2023 4:50 ...

Most people go to estate sales in hopes of finding a hidden gem of antique furniture or jewelry – for a bargain price. Shannon Downey goes for the unfinished stitching projects. “I feel like their ...

Springdale-based Arts One Presents seeks four Northwest Arkansas-based fiber/textile artists and craftspeople for a forthcoming art installation, "The Springdale Barn Quilt Project." The artists will ...