Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSONPORT - It's once again time for Amish quilts, handcrafted Amish items, Amish snacks and more to take center stage in the ...

Celebrating National Quilting Day with a gift of Amish quilts Laura Baptiste Untitled (Old Maid's Puzzle). Holmes County, Ohio, circa 1930. This is the first quilt the Brown’s purchased, in 1976, that ...

The Good Library Gallery will host an exhibit of Amish quilts, collected and documented by Rebecca Haarer from March 8 to Oct. 8. The exhibit is sponsored by the Mennonite-Amish Exhibit ...

Unidentified Maker from the Lapp family, Smoketown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, “Lone Star / Star of Bethlehem” (c. 1935–45), cotton and wool, 81 x 82 inches (205.74 x 208.28 cm) (all photos Julie ...

Starting in the 1970s, design professionals deemed the simple patterns and strong colors of antique Amish quilts thoroughly “modern,” and those quilts frequently were showcased in homes right through ...

What do Sunshine and Shadow, Center Diamond, Star of Bethlehem and Trip Around the World have in common? They`re all Amish quilting patterns, and examples of these and other traditional designs will ...

Narathi Palua is sewing in the tropical sunshine. His long fingers deftly pull a needle through heavy fabric. The 13-year-old is making an American quilt, likely destined for Lancaster County, Pa. In ...

The geometric designs and vivid colors suggest modern abstract art, but the items in a new exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Art are actually quilts by unknown women. “Quilts and Color,” which ...

The best way to enjoy David Pottinger`s collection of Amish quilts is with the eye and the gut. Knowledge of sewing or American folk art isn`t a prerequisite. ”You`ll know within seconds what you like ...