A patchwork quilt covering a bed in a country B&B or hanging on a museum wall evokes nostalgia for simpler times. Using simple shapes—triangles, squares, trapezoids, octagons—and the clever ...

If you’ve spent the last few summers gardening, signing up for extravagant cookery classes and yoga camps, why not try something different this year? Say, quilting? It’s an activity that can help you ...