Black people have traditionally used quilts to tell their stories. Harriett Powers, for example, born into slavery in 1837, created the much-lauded “Bible Quilt” that hangs in the National Museum of ...

A collaboration between history, art and a local quilting shop recently provided Prairie Grove Junior High students hands-on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 – ...

If it has to do with quilting, there’s a good chance Judy Howard can tell you about it. Since 1976 Howard has owned and operated Buckboard Antiques and Quilts in Oklahoma City. Howard took a class ...

A new book accompanied by an exhibition in Williamsburg, Va., shows that quilts tell us much about U.S. history. Quilts aren’t just for warmth. As historical documents, for example, they show the ways ...