Black people have traditionally used quilts to tell their stories. Harriett Powers, for example, born into slavery in 1837, created the much-lauded “Bible Quilt” that hangs in the National Museum of ...

A quilt titled ‘Family,’ quilted by Ann Joseph of the Heritage Quilters, is displayed. Individuality and bright, bold colors are the essence of black quilting. MCT photo Wanda Carter shows a quilt she ...

Heritage Quilt Show organizer Brenda Wentzel started placing ribbons on some of the 57 quilts that will be featured in the 20th Annual Heritage Quilt Show at the Blennerhassett Museum in Parkersburg.

These quilts, made by area residents Pearl Mize and Jean Collins, are among the works on display at the 19th annual Heritage Quilt Show this week at the Blennerhassett Museum. (Photo Provided) ...

The African American Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Quilt” will hang in The Hilliard Art Museum – University of Louisiana at Lafayette during February for Black History Month. The 10-foot-by-10-foot ...

As visitors viewed more than 340 quilts on display last weekend at Liberty Junior High School in New Lenox, it was obvious, as one visitor remarked, that this “is not your grandma’s blanket anymore.” ...

As icons of Americana go, few are as immediately and deeply recognizable as a quilt. Though they may be crafted using any number of methods, all quilts are made with one common goal: to warm a loved ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Quilts are for more than keeping people warm, as a display now on view at the Huntsville Museum of Art can attest. The quilt can be a true art form, as members of the Heritage ...

One of the nation's largest collections of historic crazy quilts comes to McKinney, May 22–24. Explore hand-stitched art from ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - The River Heritage Quilters’ Guild is putting on a Quilt Show & Craft Extravaganza during the first weekend of October. The event is set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, ...

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