As part of the ongoing 150th anniversary of the Civil War at the Smithsonian Institution, the Around the Mall team will be reporting in a series of posts on some of the illustrative artifacts held by ...

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont museum is going to be celebrating the 150th anniversary of a quilt that has inspired quilters across the world. The Jane Stickle Quilt will be on display at the ...

Kente cloth, a vibrant and symbolic textile from West Africa, is famous for its bright colors and intricate patterns ...

Two historians say African American slaves may have used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad. Quilts with patterns named "wagon wheel," "tumbling blocks," and "bear's paw" appear to have ...

As searches for quilting patterns surge and Covid quilt-alongs explode online, newcomers to the hobby are channelling a centuries-old Irish tradition: quilting for human connection. When Sarah Harris ...