"Quilting is a creative outlet for me," said Brenda Aleman, contracting officer, Edgewood Division, Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Quilts for Heroes, Aleman said, is a ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. -- In this sewing circle with a purpose, members of the Holy Tearers wait on pins and needles for days like this. At Christ the King Church in Chesterfield, dozens of women ...

Karen Richardson (left) and Eileen Court, members of the Patriotic Piecemakers, work on one of the Quilts of Valor for a nominated area veteran as part of the Quilts of Valor Foundation. Mirror photo ...

It was a rare, quiet morning for Stephen Coulter. The 64-year-old Ramona resident can usually be found at Hidden Valley Ranch Rehabilitation Services by listening for the hums and clicks of a sewing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many years, the National Quilts of Valor Foundation has designated the first Saturday in February as National Sew Day.

Sewing rag quilts has always brought Antioch’s Allison Norris peace. She had once thought of selling the quilts, but she quickly grew tired of the idea. photo courtesy of Todd Norris Allison Norris, a ...

Learn to create a linear design using dimensional scrappy pieces or traditional blocks. Use leftover fabrics to make an easy to sew Scrappy Column Quilt with dimensional inserts. Folding and pressing ...

“Black American culture can be understood as an interwoven tapestry of dialects, foodways, spiritual systems, and community-based customs that have endured for hundreds of years. Like jazz, hip-hop, ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! If there were a Super Bowl for quilt making, QuiltCon would be it. The national event ...

Anyone who thinks quilts are only for comforters should check out the Button Box Quilt Shop and Sewing Center in Wellesley, where quilters create artwork out of fabric. At a surface design class, ...