While Ashley Coffey admits she didn’t know anything about running a business when she decided to open Pieces of Love, what ...

Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's ...

For Edith Edmunds, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing on Juneteenth. "It's what I love to do," she told NPR in a ...

On June 19, or Juneteenth as it's been termed, the monumental end to slavery in the United States is celebrated. Throughout ...

This Southern city is paying people thousands of dollars to move there — with the National Quilt Museum as its claim to fame By Mary K. Jacob Published June 18, 2025, 4:08 p.m. ET ...

Edmunds, who is 99 years old, has been making quilts since she was seven, when she first learned to sew on a pedal-powered treadle machine using scraps of fabric. But it wasn’t until 50 years ago, ...

They were especially inspired after reading Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad, which relies on an oral history relayed by the descendants of enslaved people ...

A free event combining a visit with author Jennifer Chiaverini and a quilt “show and tell” is 5-7 p.m. Friday at the Northside Library. The April 4 event, hosted by the library and Blue House ...

For Edith Edmunds, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing on Juneteenth. "It's what I love to do," she told NPR in a phone ...