Another of Almira Buffalo Bone Jackson’s quilts, a variation of the Mariner’s Compass pattern, “Arrows Shooting Into Star” (1968 to 1985) displays Jackson’s passion for color and design.

“Native American women learned how to quilt from the missionaries. (The women) came up with the morning star design,” Desjarlais said.

In a World that may seem black and white, one seamstress brings color, storytelling, and history to life through her quilts.

On Sept. 19, 1928, the Kansas City Star newspaper in Missouri ran their first quilt pattern called “Pine Tree.” Publishing quilt patterns in the Kansas City Star newspaper was the brain child ...