The basket of ancient fabric scraps sat tucked away beside the box of quilt patterns torn decades ago from the pages of a newspaper. I do make quilts, so I politely accepted both from non-quilters who ...

Kathryn Mooney Wall is a sprightly 94 years old and a treasure trove of history. In her Shelby home off Grover Street, she has a photo sitting on the dresser in her bedroom of her as a small child ...

Don Harris, Hendersonville, NC resident and first-time author, tells the story of an Appalachian Mountain family, their survival of the Historic Flood of 1916 and what life was like at that time in ...

And you likely already have one on hand.

The tradition of quilting is about as old as the hills. If you asked a dozen people why they do it, you would probably get a dozen different answers. In by-gone days, quilting could have belonged in ...

Time was when you could take one look at an African-American quilt and see your whole family. You saw grandpa’s necktie. You saw the baby’s old pajamas, with the faded red and blue balloons, and the ...

They’re cozy, collectible, and can fetch a pretty penny.

In Lancaster County, a quilt with radiating circles of colorful squares isn’t a Trip Around the World, it’s a Sunshine and Shadows. That’s the name common among Amish quilters. This type of quilt, ...