A friendship quilt is like a well-autographed yearbook that keeps you warm. To add something personal, a quiltmaker sends fabric swatches to friends to sign and then sews the patches into the quilt’s ...

"Since the 1800s, Americans have used quilts to tell stories about their lives and histories and to share time spent together working toward a common goal," said Anne Campbell, lifestyle activity ...

Quilting a Memory: Friendship and Commemorative Quilts September 17 - November 19, 2011 Come celebrate the creative spirit of generations of area quilters with a memorable exhibition. Quilting a ...

How do you remember your family and friends? In 1845, Hagerstown resident Ellen Cecelia (Carver) Mobley began a friendship quilt to remember her loved ones. Before her death in 1899, Ellen had ...

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 ...