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 ...

Being “green” is not a new idea. Our ancestors recycled and reused precious pieces of fabrics, broken dishes and glass, iron, tin and more. Textiles often were woven on a loom at home until the ...

Everyone in the room wore white linen gloves lest the oils from their hands change history. In the world of centuries old hand made quilts small things make a big difference. Purple fades to brown ...