Like many pioneer women of the burgeoning West, Maude White was used to hardship and loneliness. As the child of homesteaders who grew up in a sod house, and who became a Colorado homesteader herself, ...

Nationally-recognized quilt authority, Mary Fons, spoke to a full house Sunday at the Stuhr Museum. Fons’ appearance was part of the Mary Ghormley Memorial Lecture Series. The title of the program was ...

“Sonoma in Quilts” brings together 10 historic quilts from the collection of the Sonoma Valley Historical Society, along with one surprise. What: “Quilts in Sonoma,” an exhibit of historic quilts and ...

The Watkins Museum of History opened a new exhibition, pictured June 27, 2024, in partnership with the National African American Quilt Convention. Some family histories and community stories are ...

DISPLAY THAT YOU CAN ONLY SEE FOR THREE DAYS IS AT THE UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM IN GREENVILLE. STARTING TODAY, YOU CAN SEE 30 QUILTS OF VALOR. THESE ARE LARGE HANDMADE QUILTS CREATED BY PEOPLE IN THE ...

Two current exhibits of quilts are exploding preconceptions about the meaning and value of these fabric works. One is that quilts are always the work of women. Among the 63 artists represented in ...

In our second article on quilting in Rutherford County, we continue our journey into the eyes and hearts of our pioneering designers. The Latin term for quilt is “stuffed sack.” The earliest ...

I have always been fascinated by quilting as an artistic expression in Rutherford County. Both my grandmother Emily Johns and great-grandmother Helen Johns of Smyrna hand-quilted all of their lives.

Eight people who had ties to Sonoma County are memorialized on Block #4494 of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, considered the largest community arts project in American history. The quilt block is now on ...

The Quilts of Valor Foundation presented handmade quilts on Friday to ten employees at the Dot Foods Idaho Distribution ...