VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — I recently visited Virginia Beach to check out a piece of award-winning local history at the Thoroughgood House: a centuries-old quilt. "The quilt itself has this beautiful tree ...
This quilt has seen better days. Among the colonial-era relics at the Thoroughgood House, an 18th-century bedcover is showing its age. So much so that’s it’s been selected by the Virginia Association ...
Carol C. Porter and Rebecca J. Hansen. Fox Chapel/Design Originals (Ingram, dist.), $24.99 paper (144p) ISBN 978-1-57421-431-4 Landlubbers and beachcombers alike will find something sewable in this ...
Those of all ages, from children to seniors, are invited to help create a quilt that represents their favorite aspects of San Diego. Led by the Seaside Quilters Guild, Pacific Beach residents gathered ...
I grew up surrounded by quilts. My grandmother has been quilting since the 1950s, and while my experience is far less than hers, it's a hobby I dove head-first into during the throes of the Covid ...
According to Merriam-Webster, a quilt is “a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (such as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs.” That might be what a quilt is, ...
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