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 ...

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 Johnson County Museum's Common Threads exhibition is a way into the area's history, but also connects women across time and space. Quilting is a pastime of paradoxes. It’s at once considered an ...

There’s more to a quilt than meets the eye. Behind each blanket is someone who patched it together. Someone who spent hours picking the right fabrics, studying the pattern and sewing love into every ...

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