According to three experts I spoke with, quilts remain one of the best bedding options for many sleepers. Quilting is a timeless art form and one of the oldest blanket-making techniques ...

Like singing, quilting is often a communal activity. Quilters gather to cut, piece, and stitch layers of fabric together, whether making “plain” quilts for warmth or “fancy” quilts for display. The ...

G’s Fernwood Gardens Ballroom just south of Jacksonport. More than 100 quilts are expected to be on display and for sale in a variety of styles, colors and patterns, from baby to king-sized ...

The Quilt Guild & Affirmation quilts ...

Unless something happens, the group meets weekly and works on quilts, producing about three or four each week. “They add up quick, and we donate them to anybody in this area that might have had ...

Before testing backpacking quilts, I didn’t understand what the hype was about. Anytime someone mentioned one, I always thought, “Can’t I just use a sleeping bag? What’s the difference?” ...

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 hand and machine, by veteran and novice ...

Sturtzel can look at the quilts and rattle off the names and stories behind them. Take, for example, a red, white, and blue quilt with a star motif. Zepeda bought the fabric stars at a yard sale ...

Natalie Miller, 37, describes herself as an "avid thrifter," so it wasn't unusual that she spent a Friday digging through clothes at a local estate sale in ... "I love quilts and always have ...

For the past decade, she's connected the two by working on the Quilts for Wounded Warriors project. Zobrist has created more than 200 quilts bringing warmth and comfort to veterans and active ...

JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri River Quilt Guild, a local non-profit, hosted its "Falling for Quilts" show in McClung Park. The event showcased a wide range of quilting techniques and pieces from the ...