Naper Settlement program focuses how quilts guided slaves to freedom

Program at Naper Settlement explores how messages conveyed through quilts guided runaway slaves through the Underground ...

When Madras Checks meet African memory: inside the Siddi women’s kavand quilt tradition

Threads of Confluence, a travelling exhibition, tells the story of a grand African migration to India, and the export of a ...

Bed down in London’s finest quilt emporium

He bought his first quilt at the Tynemouth flea market for £35 and sold it the same day for a £10 profit. He quickly earned a reputation as a gifted dealer. He opened his first shop in Newcastle in ...

Princess Kate makes secret visit to charity shop and leaves staff 'over the moon'

The Princess of Wales, 44, visited West Wales this week to celebrate the work of British textile manufacturers - and made two ...

The Churn of Fast Fashion, Slowed Down

It’s worth remembering that every piece of clothing you own is at least partly handmade. The term “fast fashion” evokes an endless stream of cheap apparel churned out by machines, but humans feed ...
The Lowell Sun

Eye on Art: Lowell’s NE Quilt Museum goes blue in three winter exhibits

Lowell’s New England Quilt Museum on Shattuck Street is all about blue in the three exhibits that opened last month and are ...
Killeen Daily Herald

Quilts of Valor: Two area workshops announced for quilters

The first of two workshops for volunteers who would like to participate in the process of preparing blocks for the Quilts of Valor Foundation is Saturday in Kempner. The second ...

Symphony Review: Quilting of borrowed pieces, narration lends to mindful performance

A glance at the program listing for the past weekend’s concerts by the Spokane Symphony suggests that the audience enjoyed an evening of pleasant music assembled in no particular order. If there was a ...