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A Juneteenth weekend conference in Durham, N.C., looks to establish itself as a place that carries on a cultural legacy.
An average-sized quilt is valued at $1,200 to $1,400, members of the Courthouse Quilters Guild say. Members enjoy giving their work away and they also are altruistic, often doing charitable work.
Despite describing herself as “a quilter who doesn’t like to quilt,” Ginnie Leiner of Greensburg has more than 196 quilts to her credit, having taught herself the craft in her late teens in ...
Need gift ideas for a quilter? I've got a big list of the best gifts for quilters including inexpensive gift ideas, and gifts for the quilter who has everything. I hope you enjoy this list of gift ...
The Gee’s Bend quilters, third, fourth, and even fifth-generation quilters, now have a social media presence and sell their work online, allowing them to be more accessible than ever before for ...
The quilt cruises, which cost between $1,499 and $2,499, are just one arm of the company, whose approach to business Inc. magazine called “a master class in the wooing, winning, and retention of ...
A lucky Boy Scout will receive this gift from his parents. Custom quilt creator Tracy Husch-Lissak, owner of Kept In Stitches in Naperville, enjoys keeping memories alive through the things she makes.
Quilters have been copying patterns believed to have been used as signals for the Underground Railroad even though historians say they can't find any evidence they were used that way.
Anita Shackelford began quilting nearly 50 years ago. It soon became more than a hobby and today she's considered an expert in the quilting world.
Disclaimer: I am a quilter, and have entered pieces in this show over the years, but I am not a member of the Grapevine Guild. I just think this is by far the finest of any small town quilt show ...