Want to read more good news about Alabama? Sign up for the This is Alabama newsletter here. A rustic barn is a picturesque reminder of Alabama’s agricultural roots. Add a “barn quilt” – a hand-painted ...

ATHENS, Ala. – There’s nothing more comforting than wrapping yourself in one of your grandmother’s quilts. One group is using that idea to wrap some love around north Alabama barns. The Alabama Barn ...

GADSDEN, Ala. -- Gary Batson was 5 years old when he learned how to quilt. He had asthma as a child and couldn't play outside. "I learned needle skills from my grandmother and my mother," the ...

Covering Japan, China, Korea, and India; England, Ireland, France, Sweden and the Netherlands; Australia, Africa, Central America, North America, and beyond, Quilts Around the World explores both the ...