BELLWOOD — The Bellwood Quilting Bees welcome area residents to its free quilt show, to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, in the Activity Building of Hillside Community Church, 414 S.

I grew up surrounded by quilts. My grandmother has been quilting since the 1950s, and while my experience is far less than hers, it's a hobby I dove head-first into during the throes of the Covid ...