If the African American tradition of quilting has begun to find its place in the contemporary art world, it’s thanks in no small part to Carolyn Mazloomi, a self-taught quilter who has been a champion ...

The Virginia Quilt Museum is swinging into the new year with four new exhibits, including one that focuses on endangered ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Grand Junction, Colo. – Visual depth is Esterita Austin’s trademark, whether it’s stones at the bottom of a deep well, arched portals or ancient ruins. She’s ...

Learn how to make a woven heart block. This block is made with alternating squares and rectangles. It's an easy block that's ...

"I can't draw, but I can with the (sewing) machine. I can't draw, but I can cut out any shape," said Joan Moreau, referring to her art quilt wall-hangings that were on display last week at Willow ...

JACK WALSH was introduced to the world of quilts around 1990, he said, when he saw a BBC program on the subject and started collecting with the passion of the newly converted. In short order, he ...

Green has been Ben Millett's favorite color since childhood. It appears on him in vibrant pops, from his wire-frame glasses to his fading fingernail polish and bright neon sneakers. It also shows up ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Looking at an American folk quilt is like being engulfed in a starburst of swirling shapes and vibrant colours. "Unfolding Stories: Culture and Tradition in American Quilts," an ...

I believe that African-American history should be as complete as the history of the dominant or the mainstream population of the country. So when I saw that African-American quilt history was becoming ...

The design for a new Frederick Douglass memorial in New York has sparked a controversy that pits artistic truth and oral traditions against documented historical fact. The memorial incorporates quilt ...