I'm excited to share that my rail fence quilt block was featured in the We Like Quilting magazine! Find the pattern in the ...

It all started with a quilt. Carver County Historical Society library researcher Marlene Magnuson attended a program by Ann Zemke, who used quilts to tell the story of her grandmother. Ann’s ...

As a hobby, quilting is often about remembering loved ones. Today almost a million Americans make some kind of quilt, including replica Revolutionary War quilts, and, increasingly Underground Railroad ...

Red Wing, Minn. -- Abandoned as a baby and shuffled from one place to another as a child - including a trip on the Orphan Train - Marjorie Peterson persevered until she found love, family and a home ...

As told through the blocks of a quilt, the story of an orphan train rider unfolded at the Ridgeland Community Center on Wednesday evening. Hosted by the Hay River Quilt Guild, the presentation by Ann ...

Featured in May issue: We Like Quilting’s May 2026 issue showcases a rail fence quilt block by Adventures of a DIY Mom. Distinct variation: The pattern includes a variation that changes the visual ...

A quilt with an "Evening Star" pattern, believed by some to be a secret code used by slaves to guide them along the Underground Railroad.Raymond Dobard / From the book, "Hidden in Plain View"" When ...

Two historians say African American slaves may have used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad. Quilts with patterns named "wagon wheel," "tumbling blocks," and "bear's paw" appear to have ...

It all started with a quilt. Carver County Historical Society library researcher Marlene Magnuson attended a program by Ann Zemke, who used quilts to tell the story of her grandmother. Ann’s ...