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In the fast pace of today's world, the image of young women gathered together in a quilting bee, skillfully stitching a quilt for a bride-to-be is a wonder to contemplate. But there is more than ...
In the 1840s, the idea of friendship quilts, also known as signature or autograph quilts, started. These types of quilts came in and out of fashion but, in general, were given as gifts to friends who ...
Quilt historian Jane Crutchfield stands in front of the 1867 signature quilt which brought her to the greater Stamford area last week in search of any information on the history of the quilt.
Elijah Steele sent a permanent message of support to wartime troops as part of his school day, and added his signature to one of many such efforts literally warming folks around the world. Elijah and ...
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 ...