Many Appalachians still have a quilt made by a great-grandmother, folded carefully in an attic or a cedar chest, that was ...
Quilting is an American tradition that started in the 1800s as a way for pioneer women to connect with each other. Today, there are 27 million quilters in the U.S., and 90 percent of them make quilts ...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A White Bear Lake family hopes someone may have a family heirloom that was mistakenly donated to Goodwill. Suzanne Tardiff made a quilt to honor her husband Gregory's 25 years of ...
When 77-year-old Davenport resident Erma Wiszmann's ancestors immigrated to this country from Zebriov, Bohemia, they embarked on a trail mixed with tragedy, merriment and tears. The family of potato ...
Family heirlooms are the theme for this month’s column, including a fine example of an American “crazy quilt,” a porcelain night light, an Early American pattern glass carafe, an aeronautical school ...