Once upon a time the patchwork quilt was seen as a cheap way to keep warm and cut heating bills. These days, however it can be big business. A magazine is offering readers the chance to make their own ...

West African quilts are a beautiful blend of culture and art, famous for their vibrant colors and intricate patterns ...

“Quilting with a Modern Slant” by Rachel May is full of quilting tips and tricks, as well as ideas on how to make a quilt that builds on the aesthetics of traditional and art quilts. Quilting with a ...

After six years, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is finally shining a spotlight on the transformative gift of over 3,000 African American quilts it received from the late ...

Much like certain perspectives have historically been shut out from the mainstream, certain art forms have, too. Quilts are one such medium, often pushed outside of the traditional fine art world and ...

Loved for their beauty, appreciated for the industry behind their making, and cherished as links to the past, some 1,000 people passed in and out of a recent three-day quilt show in Abita Springs to ...

HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE — There’s a common thread that binds together three women from Hot Springs Village: their love of making art quilts. Darlene Garstecki, Michelle Jones and Ruth Anne Yax have art ...

"Paintings, people really don’t understand. They don’t really get paintings. Quilts they do understand because everybody has a quilt in their house," said Faith Ringgold, an American artist, known for ...

Left to right: Patti Louise Pasteur's "There Was One Left" and Patricia Kumicich's "Social Distancing." (Courtesy New England Quilt Museum) Quilts are familiar. They’re soft and warm. They’re ...