If you love a good classic style quilt with a bit of flair try these retro quilt patterns. The perfect amount of retro flair ...

Looking for something that will enhance your home’s decor but still be practical enough so that you get your money’s worth? Vintage quilts might fill the bill. These quilts, with their home-stitched ...

Vintage quilts have a way of stitching the past straight into the present. Their patterns may be geometric, homespun, or improvisational, but each carries an unmistakable sense of provenance – ...

Most vintage quilts were made to warm first, with aesthetics coming second. These blankets wrap you in warmth and color. One mosaic or flower garden quilt in Lancasterhistory.org’s collection is stiff ...

Don Harris, Hendersonville, NC resident and first-time author, tells the story of an Appalachian Mountain family, their survival of the Historic Flood of 1916 and what life was like at that time in ...

Quilt detectives often can pinpoint where a quilt’s made by the design. Take this cheddar quilt made around 1875 that’s part of Lancasterhistory.org’s collection. “These kinds of quilts with the ...

Quilting has long been celebrated as an American folk art, and American symbols like flags, eagles and the colors red, white and blue often appear on quilts. Some patriotic quilts have elaborate ...

Explore the creative practice of Amish quilters in the United States. Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women looks beyond quilting as a utilitarian practice. It reveals historical quilting ...