In recent weeks, the migrant caravan of people currently walking toward the U.S.-Mexico border has been characterized as an “invasion” of Central Americans by President Trump, adding fuel to the ...

The Honey Bees Quilting Guild in Zachary collected charity quilts Oct. 23 for the Brave Heart program. The are quilts were made by members for the nonprofit program, which helps children in foster ...

A powerful exhibition of quilts memorializing migrants from Mexico and Central America who have died in the southern Arizona desert in the last 20 years is on display amid intense national debate over ...

Feb. 6—Thanks to the persistence of one local woman, a project previously derailed by COVID-19 has finally come to fruition. In Dec. 2019, the Battle of Richmond Association announced that it was on ...

Azubuike African American Council for the Arts proudly announces Story Keepers: African-American Legacy in Cloth, a story ...

CONSHOHOCKEN >> Our ancestors made quilts to keep warm during frigid — central heat-free — temperatures. With local thermometers hitting 90-plus, keeping warm wasn’t an issue for the Conshohocken Free ...

Years ago, Madison Ypma’s great-great grandmother Ida Brock Sterling sewed together blocks for a quilt. It was the midst of the Great Depression and Sterling hand sewed the blocks — squares of cloth — ...

Fabric from an abandoned project to make curtains. A stack of flannel that was gathering dust. Scraps from children's quilts. All have been turned into freshly made quilts — for a cause. Crafted by ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Nearly three dozen quilts were sewn through a partnership between Green Bay elementary schoolers and volunteers from a local church. 33 kids in grades 3-5 at Jackson Elementary ...

With sewing machines that provide quilter-friendly features, innovative sewists can produce stunning quilts that serve both utilitarian and artistic purposes. By Carol Benton Updated Aug 15, 2023 4:50 ...