Quilt: A cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton or other substance between two cloths and sewing them together. An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, LL.D., New York ...

Gerald Roy bought his first quilt 52 years ago. He was a Worcester kid who had headed west to study art in Oakland, Calif., fallen in love — with Paul Pilgrim, another art school student — and found ...

Almira Buffalo Bone Jackson (in 1994) once said that she would "dream the colors [of quilts] at night." Michael Crummett American Indians have long been recognized for their superb artistry and ...

Harbor House Living launches Quilts & Throws collection celebrating soft, lived in textures: linen, cotton, and faux ...

Barbara Janssen shows the patent model of a Grover & Baker sewing machine and explains how the stitch it produced helped to determine the probable date of a quilt in the collection. This virtual tour ...

Four Centuries of Quits by Linda Baumgarten and Kimberly Smith Ivey (Image courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Association with Yale University Press) Does quilting count as art? In Four ...

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 ...

Hurry, colors and sizes are already selling out again. While swapping seasonal decor and clothing, don’t forget about your bedding. This time of year calls for a cozy quilt to bring warmth and charm ...

For years, Amish quilts from Lancaster County decorated the San Francisco headquarters of Esprit. Company co-founder Doug Tompkins collected abstract quilts and hoped their design, color and ...

This is a summary of a story that originally appeared on the School of Nursing. The quilts on display across the Duke University School of Nursing are not just layered with fabric; they’re layered ...