The fragments of our lives and make, Out of life's remnants, as they fall, A thing of beauty, after all. — Douglas Malloch, “The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America.” St. Cloud quilter Margaret ...
A Victorian-era quilt is already chockablock with many different rich fabrics. Look closer and see more layers of decoration. There are embroidered booties, birds, flowers, anchors, bucks and a spider ...
Q While cleaning out an aunt’s estate, we found a box full of fancy embroidered robes and quilts. My great-grandmother taught in China in about 1915 or 1920 so we guessed that these were things she ...
MUKWONAGO, Wis. - The Crazy Quilters' Annual Quilt Show returned to Mukwonago after being canceled due to the pandemic. Saturday marked the 33rd time the show was held – the first time in two years.
A patchwork of quilt shops and groups in the southwest metropolitan region illustrate the craft's popularity In one breath, Sally Mackey insists she is not a quilter, that her skill is applique -- ...
In one breath, Sally Mackey insists she is not a quilter, that her skill is applique --stitching fabric onto a larger background. In the next, she says, face serious, "Quilting is my life. I live and ...