Jerold Thompson’s mother made the blocks for this quilt from patterns published by The World-Herald in the 1930s. The blocks were in pieces until recently. thompsons Lloyd and Alice Thompson were ...

She helped transform the American quilt from a utilitarian bed covering into a work of avant-garde social commentary.

Quilts provide more than warmth for many of the owners who submitted 39 works in the Decatur Public Library’s annual show. The fabric pieced into a pattern represents memories, shared bonds and a ...

Quilt. Pieced quilt tied together using different color thread--some sections of thread are light blue and others are almost pink. Sewn together are strips of cloth in an array of designs and colors.

Unidentified Maker from the Lapp family, Smoketown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, “Lone Star / Star of Bethlehem” (c. 1935–45), cotton and wool, 81 x 82 inches (205.74 x 208.28 cm) (all photos Julie ...

Quilt top (unfinished) pieced with hexagons in “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” pattern. Pink and white solids frame hexagons pieced from many different printed and plain cotton fabrics, some flour or ...

Oct. 16—POTTSVILLE — During the Great Depression, when new fabric was unaffordable to many households, women cut old clothing and feed sacks into squares and transformed them into quilts. Ida Miller, ...

Long Beach, Wash. - Quilt shop owner, Karen Snyder, has designed a line of quilting fabric reminiscent of the 1930s called "Wash Tub Prints." The 24 fabrics made their debut at International Quilt ...

Vintage linens, tablecloths, and quilts that once felt purely sentimental are now documented as serious money-makers, with certain handmade and historic pieces appraising for hundreds or even ...