Quilting instructor Vahl (Hoosier Hysteria) takes an imaginative approach to creating art quilts in this vibrant introduction to the craft. Vahl’s quilts are collages “of the many images and ideas ...

Barn quilts, the colorful patchwork designs on barns and other outbuildings in several counties around Iowa, have really caught on in Hancock County. They are showing up on quilt shops, barns, machine ...

BELLA VISTA -- The Piecemakers ministry at United Lutheran Church in Bella Vista meets weekly to make quilts for Lutheran World Relief as well as for local needs. Louise Wobig of Piecemakers said the ...

Some quilters prefer traditional patterns; others lean toward art quilts. A fair number of us enjoy making both types. Those who are comfortable with commercial fabrics and patterns may have a ...

As a child, Elizabeth Busch learned to sew and embroider from her mother. She loved to sew, but she was bored by the table runners her mother had her working on. "I wanted to make my own designs, not ...

After Kathleen Littfin’s twins turned one, the longtime sewer decided it was time to pick up a needle and thread again, when she saw an ad for a quilting class at a local fabric store in Washington, ...

NORTH PLAINFIELD — For a group of Somerset County fifth-graders, lessons on acute and obtuse angles were woven into discussions about running stitches and batting material. Forty students at Somerset ...

TIFFIN, Ohio — As temperatures begin to drop, a group of seniors in Tiffin is working to bring warmth to others one quilt at a time. At the Allen Eiry Center, a team of six to 12 seniors gathers each ...