As we approach the 250th anniversary of the United States and Virginia, we’re embarking on a journey to celebrate the rich ...

Everyone in the room wore white linen gloves lest the oils from their hands change history. In the world of centuries old hand made quilts small things make a big difference. Purple fades to brown ...

Patricia A. Turner is a folklorist on the faculty of UC Davis and the author of "Crafted Lives: Stories and Studies of African American Quilters." The e-mail came with a puzzling message in the ...

In 1968, the Virginia Military Institute took a monumental step by becoming the last public higher education institution in ...

Patchwork is a one-of-a-kind production created specially for 1-3 year-olds to stimulate imagination, engage empathy and focus, and create a bonding experience for parents and children. The play ...

With the passing of the first 10 years of this century, it’s easy to find themes that shaped our lives. From the way the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that changed all of us to the economic ...

"You can see in their quilts their history, their dreams."Ames is one of a dozen Colorado quilters chosen by the Denver Art Museum to help museumgoers better understand the show, on exhibit through ...

Students at Carnegie Elementary School, 4309 E. 56th St., learned to piece together the past with a craft used by Oklahoma pioneers. Fifth-grade art students made three centennial quilts to depict ...