When Jane Stickle sewed the final stitches into her quilt, she must have been well pleased with her handiwork. She had good reason to be. She had just completed what is still hailed, a century and a ...

Rosie Lee Tompkins prayed for loved ones as she pieced together colorful bits of fabrics into elaborate patchworks. For Tompkins, sewing the quilt tops was part of her ongoing conversation with God.

What do you think of when you see a quilt? A practical object? A work of art? A treasured family heirloom? Quilts, more so than many objects, have managed to bring all of these identities together.

Anna Maria Horner is a superstar in the modern quilting world. Her 12South sewing shop Craft South is a wonderland of neatly arranged bolts of fabric, yarn, patterns, sewing machines, embroidery ...