After winning a $2 prize at a country fair during the Civil War, an extraordinary quilt vanished from sight. It remained mostly forgotten until the 1990s, when modern quilters rediscovered the unique ...

From a creamy white coverlet stitched in 1820 by pioneer Catherine "Bonny Kate" Sevier to a multi-colored remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, these East Tennessee quilts tell stories in cloth ...

In its most basic form, a quilt is two layers of fabric stitched together, often with a layer fof fluffy insulation sandwiched in between. In practice, quilts are a thrillingly diverse category — ...

The quilt my great-grandmother made for me last Christmas — a gorgeous white-and-blue blanket with hand-embroidered flowers across the surface and detailed stitching on the backing — is one of my ...

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Helen Grigg makes checkmarks next to names in her ledger, as she does every Tuesday: Jackie. Darlene. Linda. Emmylou. Phyllis. In her living and dining rooms, the women chuckle and chat, stitch and ...

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