LAWRENCE, Kan. — On a cold winter day in Missouri, Maria Rogers Martin and other enslaved people were captured as contraband and forced to walk to their freedom miles away in Kansas. Union soldiers ...
A 1940s quilt embroidered with the names of more than 900 Cleveland County World War II veterans has quietly been passed down through generations of Artie Ryburn's family -- and now it has once again ...
Six local military members were recently honored for their service at a ceremony hosted by the Muncy Historical Society.
In the fast pace of today's world, the image of young women gathered together in a quilting bee, skillfully stitching a quilt for a bride-to-be is a wonder to contemplate. But there is more than ...
PADUCAH, Ky. (KFVS) - The National Quilt Museum is hosting Quilt Documentation Days on September 12 & 13. Quilt owners will be able to learn more about the quilts from quilt appraiser and historian ...
The New Milford Historical Society is presenting a quilt exhibit, "Pieces of Our Past," through Sept. 27. The exhibit showcases 46 antique and vintage quilts from the society's collection, dating from ...
A new exhibit at the Arizona History Museum, 949 E. Second St., offers a warm welcome to asylum seekers in the form of "welcoming quilts." The exhibit features a selection of quilts created by ...
VALPARAISO | Kevin Pazour never considered himself a "quilt guy" until a burgundy quilt composed of hundreds of intricate silk pieces arrived at his doorstep. "It is the most incredible quilt I have ...
Just left of center sat a square featuring a vibrant block of yellow material, along with some blue-red-and-white plaid, sewn in the shape of a bow tie. It was one of 80 such shapes of varying colors ...
From the ridiculously snug (and second-hand) patchwork number A$AP Rocky famously wore to this year’s Met Gala, to the blanket on your grandma’s bed — a quilter ...
GREENWOOD -- A patchwork of quilts will brighten up Greenwood next weekend as an annual event once again comes to town. For the 14th year the South Sebastian County Historical Society will host its ...