Quilting has been part of American culture for centuries. And although quilts were originally produced to provide warmth and protection, they have become regular features in art museums in the past ...

Several handmade quilts were spread atop white folding tables at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, each waiting to be examined. Two women wearing cotton gloves hovered over them, ...

During the short dark days, many fight the urge to hide under the covers. An exhibition of quilts, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, could provide needed comfort.

The Saint Louis Art Museum recently announced the acquisition of “Pine Burr Quilt,” a colorful textile created in 1995 by artist Lucy Mingo in the rural community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. The quilt was ...

SAN ANTONIO — Every second Saturday of the month at the Carver Library, you'll find a group of women with needles and thread in hand. They're members of the African American Quilt Circle of San ...

This Appliquéd Quilt was made by Dora Smith of DeKalb County, Georgia, probably 1901, of cottons. Museum Purchase, 1996.609.1 "A Century of African-American Quilts" is on exhibit Jan. 30, 2016, ...

As I greet Sauda Zahra and Edna C. Alston, two principal members of the African American Quilt Circle (AAQC), at a Ninth Street coffee shop and we begin to settle in, I notice that the three of us ...

It’s the bold colors and creative designs that will first catch your eye as you walk through Bellevue Arts Museum’s show of quilts. But look closer. Spend time examining the stitching and tacking on ...

Community-made quilts honor 47 victims of racial violence in Alachua County as part of a broader remembrance effort ...

About 50 women worked on the quilt including refugees who live in the city A traditional African quilt has been made by women in Bristol to raise money for the British Red Cross and highlight its work ...