VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — I recently visited Virginia Beach to check out a piece of award-winning local history at the Thoroughgood House: a centuries-old quilt. "The quilt itself has this beautiful tree ...
The Earlville Opera House is hosting the Annual Quilt Show on Saturday, August 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. Through September 13 the quilts can be viewed Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and ...
I grew up surrounded by quilts. My grandmother has been quilting since the 1950s, and while my experience is far less than hers, it's a hobby I dove head-first into during the throes of the Covid ...
Two historians say African American slaves may have used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad. Quilts with patterns named "wagon wheel," "tumbling blocks," and "bear's paw" appear to have ...
PARADISE — The Paradise Ridge Quilters Guild have taken a terrible event and turned it into something beautiful. Quilters went through stacks of quilt pieces and chose their favorites. The pieces are ...