EVERETT — When Anna Christina Robertson died Oct. 28 at the age of 100, nobody was surprised to find boxes of needlework stashed deep in her closet. A great-great grandmother, Robertson rarely watched ...

As cooler weather arrives, we find ourselves reaching for warmer blankets from the hall closet, perhaps discovering a quilt passed down from a grandmother or, if we’re lucky, a great-grandmother.

The work of the African American quilters Laverne Brackens and Sherry Byrd, who continue the thread of the family tradition, will be on view at the Berkeley Art Museum. By Jori Finkel Reporting from ...