Beverly McNealy, of Osage, took home the Grand Champion purple ribbon in the hand-sewn quilt division at the 2018 Mitchell County Fair. McNealy’s white-background queen-size quilt - infused with ...
Wilma Kribs' hands are never idle. The 94-year-old is a quilt maker, and like those who know the value of handmade comfort, none of her nine grandchildren has slept under a store-bought bedspread.
For almost 80 years the pretty quilt, hand-stitched from scraps of old farm clothes and backed with fabric from flour sacks bought at a local mill, had been forgotten at the bottom of a family trunk.
The exhibition “Quilts of Gee’s Bend,” which appeared at the High Museum of Art in 2006, featured 60 colorful, geometrically designed quilts hand-stitched by the direct descendants of slaves living in ...
In short: There are calls for a historically significant quilt sewn by convict women to be put on display in Tasmania, instead of staying in storage at the National Gallery of Australia. The Rajah ...
REDLANDS >> Saturday and Sunday’s Citrus Belt Quilt show at the Yucaipa Community Center will feature a unique piece of Redlands history, a replica of the quilt used in the 1995 Steven Spielberg film ...
Quilts have long been used to tell histories and share intimate worlds, but deciphering their symbols can require an insider’s knowledge. Maps, on the other hand, seek to make physical space or ...
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Hand-made quilts are a common gift given during special occasions. For a local veteran, that special occasion today was to honor a stellar career of service. The ...