| 单词 | quilting |
| 例句 | In the middle of the night, I’d had a vision of the window framed in poster board stitched with super-bulky yarn like the edge of a quilting square. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Every other Thursday after supper, Mrs. Nielsen and I join Mrs. Murphy and six other ladies at a quilting group. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z I also had a piece of pathetic quilting so primitive that it looked like it had been done by Toddy Gates, Lula’s addle-brained brother. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The girl opened the pine chest by the hearth and removed their quilting. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z There wasn’t a single person I expected to see less at a quilting class than Nan. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z With the deadline for the contest closing in, Holly was selling more quilting supplies than anything else. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I was cutting and bundling quilting squares into a dozen fat quarters, a-mix-and-matched stack of fabrics all measured and ready to sew. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Unlike the girl in the novel, she hadn’t made it herself, knew little about quilting or sewing or craftiness. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Knitting supplies were mixed with quilting supplies, a scissors display was smack in the middle of a rack of corduroy, and the aisles turned and twisted rather than running in straight lines. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Grandma studied up on the topic, and we talked for hours while she taught me how to do the quilting for Mother’s birthday present. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ll go by the First Baptist Church and help with the food drive, and then we can stop in on a quilting circle at the nursing home. Oh, they’ll get a kick out of you.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I snipped a length of quilting thread from the spool. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z My neck ached from crooking over the quilting frame. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Holly started our first quilting club meeting with what she called “The History of American Quilt Making.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Not that I had much to give but, after some last-minute quilting, I was satisfied. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The Fabric Barn was the busiest I’d ever seen it, and I couldn’t restock quilting supplies fast enough. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z And, if I may say so without boasting, I can handle a quilting needle with the best of them. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I’d cut and folded squares of fabric for the quilting class and tried to push away the thought of leaving, the box of letters under my bed, and Momma in general. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Holly also asked Abby and me to start a quilting club at school, and she provided all the fabric. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z With the quilting thread, I tied off the cord and snipped. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The students moved away from the bag in which they collected their quilting scraps and pulled up their feet that were dangling over the edge of the bed. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But calling Momma and saying a few unfamiliar words had my heart feeling like it was stretched across Holly’s quilting frame. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z A small stage is under construction for bands, and the quilting contest winner will be announced at 6 p.m. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “But with my quilting, I think I’d set the war effort back a few Liberty Bonds.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z What I lack in knitting prowess I am making up for with a quilting needle. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z When Mia had finished, Pearl sat quietly, tracing the lines of quilting that spiraled across the bedspread. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The ladies buying upholstery fabric agreed and attacked my quilting display. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I’d overslept and was eager to rush to the Fabric Barn to finish my quilting window display. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Let’s watch something else,” her mother had said suddenly, and she’d changed the channel to a show about quilting. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z “A quilting frame. I used to have classes here. You ever work on quilts?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “To me it’s like medicine,” says Mary Ann Pettway, who learned quilting as a child from her mother and who finds relief from her arthritic pains when she stitches. PBS’ ‘Craft in America’: keeping alive timeless traditions 2014-04-30T21:27:26Z A seemingly endless river, crocheted from a rainbow of blues, the work was created through "crochet parties" involving strangers and newfound friends in a modern update of the traditional quilting bee. Artist Mandy Greer molds the fiber of life 2011-11-30T23:49:57Z To perfect his craft, he watched a lot of quilting shows on TV. Male quilters piece new gender, aesthetic paradigms in 'Man-Made' show 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z Miss Nixon's quilt, made in the 1870s, and known as a strippy piece for its bold stripes of turkey-red and white cotton, was stitched in poverty at a miner's quilting club in Northumbria. Quilts 1700-2010 | Art review 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z Knitting and quilting are popular, too, and Northern Watters Knitwear, in Charlottetown, is an ace place to get woolly. T Magazine: A Fish Tale 2011-08-26T18:05:57Z From then on, she subverted traditional quilting forms and made unconventional choices with words and color in her art. ‘I can’t breathe’: How one Black quilter channels social justice into her work 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z This suggests that the felt quilting technique accommodated many different skill sets; makers with most limited chops made more abstract, evenly patterned quilts that look especially modern today. Wartime Quilts Honor Battles and Leaders, but Mostly Art 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Rainey becomes an artist who creates tapestries by quilting together artifacts of one person, then another. Dylan Landis on her book 'Rainey Royal' and wild 1970s New York 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z It included a pearl necklace and her Chanel bag, the quilting rendered as crosshatching and a logo of interlocking “C’s” dangled from the side. Lanvin Designer Alber Elbaz in the Spotlight?s Glare 2012-05-17T18:57:17Z ‘There’s prejudice – even in my quilting group’ Indoor production leaves a large carbon footprint, he told me, because of the electricity needed for intense lighting and air regulation. Marijuana millionaires cashing in on cannabis legalisation 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Established in 1995, this guild promotes the legacy of African American quilting. The Caretakers of Women’s Pandemic Stories 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Walker's essay "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens" celebrates a revival of arts like quilting, cooking and gardening, all mentioned in her journal entries. Alice Walker's "Gathering Blossoms Under Fire" and the rare gift of Black women's published journals 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z A cross-stitch portrait of Green wearing his track jacket is now included with 115 others in a quilting project dedicated to memorializing lives lost to racial violence in the U.S. ‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z If birding is to have a rebranded future as a trendy Zen pastime, formerly for hopeless nerds but now chic, in the vein of quilting or canning, he will be its transformative figure. Birding: The latest angsty Manhattan craze! 2013-01-15T22:48:00Z He researched the craft of quilting and says he became fascinated by how the patchwork patterns represented stories. Bryce Dessner talks about his 'double life' as a classical, rock musician 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Even kids might like it, provided that they are into science, since the motif used by the designers as embroidery and quilting on dresses and coats looked much like Spirograph drawings. On the Runway: String Theory at threeASFOUR 2011-02-12T04:01:57Z “Weirdly enough, I’ve been getting into quilting and am finding it very therapeutic, adding a bit every day to my wonky design,” he says. The extreme loneliness of lockdown: 'Even though my partner is here, I’m struggling to cope' 2020-04-28T04:00:00Z But when her father died in 2007 — “it was the worst thing that had ever happened to me,” she said — she remembered that quilting had given her respite before. ‘I can’t breathe’: How one Black quilter channels social justice into her work 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z African American quilting practices were also used as a template for the plaza’s diamond-shape stones. In Boston, ‘The Embrace’ Honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Applying for tenure at Lafayette stressed her out; quilting seemed like a good way to relax while academic officials evaluated her case. ‘I can’t breathe’: How one Black quilter channels social justice into her work 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z The women also voluntarily teach quilting in schools and senior communities, encouraging others to share its satisfactions. 'Mixed Greens' quilt exhibit pieces together heritage, eco-consciousness 2011-08-04T20:03:17Z FRI-SAT Embroidery and quilting workshop, supplies and lunch included, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z In another sign of how much the quilting world has cracked open, last year the Craft & Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles staged "Man-Made: Contemporary Male Quilters." These quilts with messages about gun violence and racial injustice issues aim to discomfort 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z At Calvin Klein, the look is part of a collection that examines a broad swath of Americana that also includes firefighter jackets, cadet shirts and heirloom quilting. Perspective | Fanny packs. Prairie dresses. Luxury shower shoes: Is fashion trolling us or what? 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Brocade quilting on tops and accents on sleeves provided understated ornate touches. Prada-Simons dialogue launches in virtual Milan preview 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z And here I thought that Aaron's main fans were more into quilting bees than jedi masters. After ho-hum theme night, hard to predict who will leave 'Idol' tonight 2010-04-28T20:31:00Z FRI-SAT Sewing, quilting, needle arts vendors, classes, workshops, demos, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar 2011-11-16T23:08:03Z She says that "modern quilt revolution beginning in America" is exciting and expands on the art quilting that has been happening for years in South Africa in response to the apartheid era. These quilts with messages about gun violence and racial injustice issues aim to discomfort 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Each is a warm, sizable canvas of a woman nude and agape, framed by patchwork quilting, a signature of Ringgold. In Art and Tennis, Watch Out for the Backhand 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z The three-day festival, which runs Friday through Sunday, lets visitors admire quilts, from traditional to avant-garde; attend workshops; and buy quilting supplies. Cheap Fun: La Conner Quilt Festival 2011-09-29T19:56:03Z Take the case of Tristan Detwiler, a 23-year-old surfer and sometime model who made a fashion week debut with his label Stan, a startlingly polished collection of outerwear themed around patchwork quilting. Diversity: A Movement, Not a Moment 2020-09-16T04:00:00Z For example, the quilting on “Diamond in the Square” includes an elaborate eight-point star in its central red diamond. Art Review: Downsizing In a Burst of Glory 2011-05-12T22:30:17Z The six artists, all older African Americans from Washington or New York, use traditional quilting and felting techniques, but also incorporate funky found objects. Review | In the galleries: Cold War ignites inspiration for Culture House DC artist 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z After piecing, the other marvel of quilting is the act itself, that is, the stitching by which the front and back are made one: usually in profuse and intricate patterns. Art Review: Downsizing In a Burst of Glory 2011-05-12T22:30:17Z I went to quilting clubs, churches, Southern state clubs that exist to this day, organized by people in the North and the West who'd migrated out of the South. Isabel Wilkerson on Black America's Immigration Story 2010-10-02T06:20:00Z The East Hampton, N.Y.-based artist is perhaps best known for her whimsical pottery and quilting but is now ready to present her true love: painting. | Sydney Albertini 2011-02-09T18:11:40Z She tries to keep her math and quilting worlds separate. ‘I can’t breathe’: How one Black quilter channels social justice into her work 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z The exhibition is anchored by monumental pieces such as Stephanie Patton’s puffy warning, “It will happen when you least expect it,” written in mattress quilting and upholstery foam. Ten Years After Katrina, New Orleans Museums Reckon With Recovery 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Some of them may be simple information vectors, the close-ups functioning as detail shots to reveal, say, the high plush content of the quilting on a MaxMara bathrobe coat. Finally, Some Fashion Films Worth Watching 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Trombley, who picked up quilting as an adult, planned to participate in the project anyway but was happy that she had “dragged the kids into it.” Handmade blankets for homeless crafted with ‘love’ come to Capitol Hill 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z If you look closely at the tactical vests that so thoroughly fail to protect many of the characters in Ridley Scott’s new film, “Alien: Covenant,” you may notice their distinctive pattern of two-inch-wide vertical quilting. A Workwear Jacket Worthy of Drake and “Alien: Covenant” 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z In the series "Monthlies," she presses her cocoa-buttered belly onto silk for each allotted span of studio time, neatly filling the rest of each panel with hand-stitched quilting representing continuous daily domestic activity. Jane Hugentober's art meditates on time and the female body 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z With the acquisition, the museum will also receive 11 quilts by the women of Gee’s Bend, a remote community in Alabama renowned for its beautiful quilting. High Museum Acquires 54 African-American Artworks 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z Her boutique offers classes on crocheting, quilting, knitting and garment sewing and hosts kids’ camps. Destination Design: Leesburg Sewing and Stitchery Expo: Seminars, vendors, speakers, displays for sewing, quilting, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Dr. Seuss’ birthday, Kent Kids Art Day | Community Corner 2013-03-01T21:00:35Z Kimber had learned how to sew by making formal dresses and other clothes in high school, but she didn’t try quilting until 2005. ‘I can’t breathe’: How one Black quilter channels social justice into her work 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z SAT-SUN Sale of unique fabrics for quilting, fashion and home décor, wearable items, proceeds benefit La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-03-25T16:35:26Z There are country tweeds and a mix of suedes, leather and quilting. Hilfiger brings hunt club to Fashion Week 2012-02-13T14:24:09Z Other favorite attractions include the floral exhibit, agriculture-horticulture displays with giant pumpkins, free daily entertainment on five stages, Home Arts baking, sewing, quilting and knitting displays and demonstrations and Northwest Outdoors information and activities. The fair formerly known as the Puyallup returns with fun for all 2013-09-04T23:25:08Z Each circle is somewhat like an old-fashioned quilting bee. From thin air, 40,000 balloons add up to one giant public art installation 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Krimes’s exhibit includes two quilts — an art form reflecting the local quilting tradition of Lancaster. Rethinking What It Means to Be a Philadelphia Artist 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Then you get in closer, and you find there’s quilting of dozens of other stars that’s just in the red background. Don’t Tell Ken Burns Quilts Are Quaint 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Local sculptor Eric Celarier’s work took a great leap when he moved from quilting scraps of computer circuit boards to assembling junk — not just electronic — into fantastic creatures. Review | In the galleries: Hanging garments symbolize violence against indigenous women 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Sewing and quilting experts have been cranking out dozens of cotton medical masks for hospitals. Here’s the good some are doing to combat the fear and isolation of the coronavirus 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z Seminars, vendors, speakers, displays for sewing, quilting, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-02-28T00:52:33Z “There’s a whole lot of white fragility in the quilting community,” she said. Now, even quilters are angry: How a social-justice design started a feud 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Unable to vote, Ms. Holmes used her formidable quilting talent to celebrate the North’s Civil War victory and the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. The Winter Antiques Show Embraces the Evolving Definition of Antique 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z This idea was blown up later into full-on milkmaid gowns, festooned with aprons of fabric and embroidered quilting on skirts. Fashion Review: Phoebe Philo at Celine and Haider Ackermann on Paris Catwalks 2011-10-02T18:48:42Z Susannah in Kalispell, Montana, has had to interrupt the conversation of her quilting group when it’s veered too far to the right—whether debating government policy about wolves or discussing Native Americans. Blue in a red state: Learning to confront, conform to or otherwise navigate your neighbors’ right-wing reality 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z On closer inspection, however, the details revealed themselves in three-dimensional effects created through meticulous quilting. Parsons Graduates Its First M.F.A. Students 2012-05-23T20:41:24Z Once both sides of each quilt were completed, the women helped each other stitch them together, going “from house to house, quilting quilts.” A new book by Lemony Snicket and other best books for young readers this month 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z But quilting is also, for Mr. Sollins, a painstaking exercise in composition. Last Chance: Folk Art Museum Quilts Show Has New Perspective on Form 2013-12-26T21:42:29Z The history of American folk art is rife with vernacular traditions that began as chores, but, when perfected, became sublime expressions, worthy of spectacle and celebration: rodeo competitions, quilting contests, and so on. The Hypnotizing Chants of Champion Livestock Auctioneers 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z The growing roster of Loose Ends volunteers is made up of crafters from around the world with diverse fiber arts skills ranging from quilting to amigurumi. They died leaving labors of love undone. Strangers complete their work. 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z SAT-SUN Trunk show of specialty fabrics for quilting, fashion, and home décor; fundraiser for La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum; preview sale, 10 a.m. Community calendar 2012-03-28T23:08:04Z He forsook his hard-edge aesthetic for a time in the 1970s, incorporating draped fabrics, pleating, quilting and asymmetrical collars and hems into his designs. Pierre Cardin, Designer to the Famous and Merchant to the Masses, Dies at 98 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z The sewing machine was worth the upfront investment, I told my husband, because I’ll be using it for the rest of my life, maybe get into a little quilting on the side. Wife/Mother/Worker/Spy: Altered by a Sewing Machine 2009-12-17T06:11:40Z To keep things interesting, Trombley combined these math lessons with quilting, teaching her students the basics of the craft and having them design their own squares. Handmade blankets for homeless crafted with ‘love’ come to Capitol Hill 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Her work evokes the poignant, generations-old legacy of quilting in the Black community, made famous by the women of Gee’s Bend. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Inspired by King’s visit to Gee’s Bend, Ala., quilting returns to Wave Hill garden and cultural center in the Bronx, as a part of its weekly family art project. 6 Ways to Remember Martin Luther King in New York 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z In a sense, it’s a quilting bee writ large. Gone but Never Forgotten in a Quilt 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Coco staples such as pearls, quilting, monochrome and, of course, the jacket are grist to his mill. Chanel's Little Black Jacket: how Lagerfeld reinvented tweed 2012-10-12T15:58:32Z If keeping warm remains your priority, the item of the season is a parka - definitely about fur, quilting and cutaways for fall. Message from NY Fashion Week: Consumer choices 2011-02-17T22:10:27Z Miss America is their thing — their gardening, their Little League coaching, their quilting, their home-brewing, their March Madness pool, their ComicCon. Stripped of bikinis, Miss America teeters on. For now, anyway. 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z It favored patterns appropriated from a global array of textiles, ceramics and architecture but also from previously disregarded Americana like quilting, embroidery and cake decoration. Pattern & Decoration: A Movement That Still Has Legs 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z And a woman in the quilting guild had just ordered 144 yards of elastic. Here’s the good some are doing to combat the fear and isolation of the coronavirus 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z She went to quilting clubs, union meetings of retired city workers, funerals, libraries and Sunday services at Baptist churches. Genealogy class sprouts tale of Great Migration 2011-01-14T23:06:00Z In proactive fashion, their quilting sisters leapt into action, sewing thousands of masks and donating them to hospitals and emergency medical workers. Gone but Never Forgotten in a Quilt 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z FRI-SAT Sewing, quilting, embroidery, knitting and other creative arts vendors, workshops, seminars, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar 2012-11-15T05:59:06Z As two of the few college-age workers amid a group of older people, we had been introduced on his first day and promptly became friends out of desperation for conversation that didn’t involve quilting. Modern Love: A Love for the Ages, but Which One? 2011-05-12T21:31:23Z For her, quilting represents a deep connection to her family's past. These quilts with messages about gun violence and racial injustice issues aim to discomfort 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Clearly, the discussion of quilting - the patterns, the styles, the methods - is intended as a motif to carry the reader seamlessly through the story. Review: Chevalier's latest novel disappoints 2013-01-22T19:01:05Z Having made beadwork in grade school — “sewing beads into fabric or using that Girl Scout/American Indian loom,” she explained — Ms. Scott worked with textiles early in her career, weaving, quilting and making garments. Inspired by Harriet Tubman, an Artist Takes Glass to Extremes 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z It made me want to see more examples of modern domestic quilting, rather than the professional art work of Emin and Perry. The V&A has quilts all stitched up 2010-03-17T21:35:00Z NOV. 17-19 Sewing, quilting, needle arts vendors, classes, workshops, demos, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar 2011-11-10T00:20:05Z “These sewing circles and knitting clubs and quilting bees were forums to talk about women’s rights, to propel the abolition of slavery, to create garments and blankets sold to provide income,” Rapaport said. Imagine Spider-Woman With a Crochet Hook 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z She used to be in a quilting group made up of other people her age. This 84-Year-Old Gamer Has More Than 900,000 ‘Grandkids’ 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z FRI-SAT Sewing, quilting, needle arts and crafts vendor mall, classes, workshops and demos, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z For these women, quilting is an extension of family traditions and a break from everyday life. 'Mixed Greens' quilt exhibit pieces together heritage, eco-consciousness 2011-08-04T20:03:17Z Leon, who died last year, was a voracious collector and champion of African-American quilting. African-American Art Quilts Find a Museum Home in California 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z Here elements of African textile designs mix with quilting patterns of Anglo-American traditions. Everyday materials made extraordinary: Southern quilts at BAM 2012-06-27T20:39:03Z “Let’s be an inclusive community and consider voices different from our own,” Bennett wrote in a post on Jan. 6 that tied quilting to movements to end slavery, promote suffrage and eradicate AIDS. Now, even quilters are angry: How a social-justice design started a feud 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Joe Cunningham of San Francisco, who has been quilting for 40 years, lost all of his teaching gigs and seminars for the rest of the year. The pandemic-fueled demand for masks has reignited interest in an age-old skill 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z SAT Fabric, quilts, books, notions sale to benefit quilting ministries, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Community calendar 2012-04-11T23:15:04Z Already, it is one of the museum's most successful exhibitions, with 8,000 advance ticket sales; quilting groups from the US, Australia and Japan have made block-bookings with local hotels. The V&A has quilts all stitched up 2010-03-17T21:35:00Z In Britain at least, quilting was encouraged by the military and temperance organizations alike; they gave idle hands something to do between military engagements, staving off the temptations of drink and gambling. Wartime Quilts Honor Battles and Leaders, but Mostly Art 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z Is quilting, and by extension, crafts such as knitting or woodcarving, art? Are the V&A's quilts art? 2010-04-14T16:38:00Z “Women’s history . . . often depends on recovering things later deemed unimportant, like a gathering of women quilting and sewing,” Ulrich writes. How the Women of the Mormon Church Came to Embrace Polygamy 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z I joked that there were some women who needed and some who prioritized underneath quilting. My virginity mistake 2013-05-06T01:00:00Z The Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry has built his career as an observer of Britain’s social morays, and his work — which ranges from ceramics to quilting to paint — reflects his varied interests. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z “The Blood Quilt” involves four sisters — all with the same mother, now deceased, but with different fathers — meeting for their annual quilting reunion off the coast of Georgia. Expanding the pattern for black actresses in all-female “Blood Quilt” 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Extra attention was paid to the details, adding extra quilting on some pieces, unique ties on others, and open places on some pillows perfect for you to add your own monogram. Southern Living Home Collection 2010-12-15T22:50:54.333Z Or the African-American quilting tradition, which told tales of resilience and escapism during the slavery years. Are the V&A's quilts art? 2010-04-14T16:38:00Z Ms. Burton’s tailoring — in gray and black lines meant to mimic a blown-up quilting pattern that slashed across the body in graphic detail, often with a swallowtail hem at the back — is all that. From Plagues to Floods to Black Tuesday, Fashion Goes On 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z She remembered how quilting was a form of storytelling for them. ‘A way we resist’: Quilts honor victims of racial violence 2021-12-12T05:00:00Z Quilt, Craft and Sewing Festival: Sewing, quilting, embroidery, knitting, scrapbooking and other creative-arts vendors, workshops, seminars, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturday, Community corner: Salmon, mammals and tradition 2012-11-16T21:27:35Z Pick up fabric at quilting shops or yarn at artisan fiber stores with rentable weaving looms. A road trip to Washington’s New England: Port Gamble | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z He also discovered his calling when he and the other volunteers took up quilting to raise funds for visiting family members of the terminally ill. The radical L.A. student newspaper that inspired a generation of activists 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z “I wish they were cool people that I just came across, you know, like we met in quilting class or scrapbook club.” A School Bus Crosses the Nation, Connecting Mass Shooting Families 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Suspended from the ceiling of the Glassell Park gallery, the quilts tell their own story, serving as a beacon for quilting’s place as a medium in 20th century art. Summer unofficially begins once the calendar is on point. Here's where to start in July 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Ms. Butler has found that quilting appeals to people from all walks of life. Hip-Hop’s Next Takeover: Quilts 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z This Stray Threads Quilt Guild event will feature more than 140 quilts on display, vendors like Clearview Design and Trouble Makers Bags, handcrafted gifts and four presenters who will cover various quilting topics. An arts festival returns with 22 acts, 18 minutes each 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Zaugh and others pulled some strings to secure a studio in the downtown Brewery Artist Lofts, allowing Tyler to resume his passion for quilting. The radical L.A. student newspaper that inspired a generation of activists 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Cannage is the distinctive quilting made up of a geometrical pattern of squares and diagonals that appears on many Dior products, most notably its bags. North Korea’s ‘first daughter’ spotted wearing Dior jacket — or dupe 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z He took up quilting after watching “Project Runway” and acquired five sewing machines. This doctor prescribes ketamine to thousands online. It’s all legal. 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z “I think quilting is an ideal artform to present such a sweeping story.” Who is American? Skirball exhibition in L.A. answers the question with quilts 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z It’s an homage to the quilters of Gee’s Bend, a collective of Black American women who’ve used quilting as a means of survival and community dating back to times of slavery. 13 L.A. events, shows and drops to elevate your October calendar in all the right ways 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z This year, the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition gave out prizes in all the usual categories: painting, quilting, sculpture. An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren’t Happy. 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Several members regularly teach quilting classes for all age groups and promote the craft’s heritage. Dunn Gardens partners with Black quilting group to build inclusivity 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z There will also be guided history walks, a free bus tour, piano and pump organ recitals, demonstrations of quilting, art displays, history talks and re-enactments all encapsulated within this year’s theme of Cars & Quilts. See Kiki Funny Mama’s Night Out for a laugh, plus more fun around Seattle this week 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Other pieces evinced highly refined technical prowess, signified elevated social status or illustrated the role quilting played in unifying rural townsfolk. Who is American? Skirball exhibition in L.A. answers the question with quilts 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z It’s also even in more mundane ways, in cross-stitch, in crotchet and quilting, creating beauty literally from the scraps on the margins. Imani Perry: Don’t marginalize the South in America’s history 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z He embraces the quilt form’s legacy of community activism, folk art, and feminine domesticity and acknowledges the influence and importance of quilting from other communities. Why these delightful, eccentric quilts at BAM are exactly what we need right now 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Regular workshops and annual quilting retreats allow even more opportunities for fellowship and building skills. Dunn Gardens partners with Black quilting group to build inclusivity 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z But after a boom in younger people taking up quilting during the pandemic and posting pictures of intricate throws on social media, Welsh quilts are in vogue. How Instagram opened a new world for Welsh quilting 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z “Fabric of a Nation” also subverts the preconceived notion of quilting as a pointedly gendered practice. Who is American? Skirball exhibition in L.A. answers the question with quilts 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Neighbors remained very important for activities like barn raisings, quilting bees, and cornhuskings. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Senator Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa, crafted a sunflower pin out of yellow quilting fabric and scraps of blue swimsuit material, an aide said. At the Capitol, Biden Confronts a New Normal 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z Collectively, the women decided a garden/quilting collaboration would be a “perfect fit.” Dunn Gardens partners with Black quilting group to build inclusivity 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z For Bridget Taylor, 46, from Cardiff, quilting is all about keeping a family tradition alive. How Instagram opened a new world for Welsh quilting 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z She was supposed to return to North Carolina, their two adult children, and their quilting business this summer. Inmates who died asked for release before falling ill with Covid 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z “We put a lot of work into it, and it’s about our life,” Charley says of quilting. A renowned community of quilters is taking on copycats — and winning 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z “This flag is not about college football games or quilting bees or fried chicken on Sunday,” he will finally say, by way of educating her. Need a new, old-fashioned sitcom to watch? This 'Golden Girls' spinoff is for you 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z She was a member of avocational quilting groups. Community deaths 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z From about 1850, up until the outbreak of the Second World War, quilting was a skilled occupation for women seeking to supplement their families' income. How Instagram opened a new world for Welsh quilting 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z After that, I’m getting ready for the week ahead and doing my favorite wind-down activity, which is hand quilting. How a Young-Adult Novelist Spends Her Sundays 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z While they racked up sales leveraging the Gee’s Bend name, the women behind their key search term carried on quilting when they could acquire fabric. A renowned community of quilters is taking on copycats — and winning 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z “The first year, a local quilting guild reached out to Clark County wanting to donate some quilts,” she said. Handmade quilts offer healing for Vegas shooting survivors 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z The Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks Department offers a variety of programs at the park, including birding, quilting and 4-H. Anne Arundel County’s Chartwell is a neighborhood where generations stick together 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Ms Jones said there was now "huge interest" in quilts, not just from collectors in America, Japan and Australia, where quilting is big business, but increasingly also in the United Kingdom. How Instagram opened a new world for Welsh quilting 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z I feel like I’m a person who likes things that are tangible, like physical books and cooking and gardening and quilting. How a Young-Adult Novelist Spends Her Sundays 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z Upon returning to the West Coast, Moon will settle back into her Seattle routine: When not at the gym, she enjoys quilting, kayaking and her Saturday arts-and-crafts group, a pandemic-era development. Seattle powerlifter, 76, returns from Sweden with 3 silver medals in lifting competition 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Soon, you notice other added pieces of quilting — notably a scattering of six-petal geometric flowers that are a variation on a traditional pattern sometimes called a “Dresden bloom.” Review: Do you see the smile? Why Sanford Biggers' painting will put one on your face 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z During her first week off work, she joined a quilting group to learn the art of stitching separate layers and pieces together into something strong, often as part of a sewing circle. Connected by love and loss, they reaped what Rodney sowed — and gave it away 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z During a project at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, Lee discovered a collection of bojagi, or Korean cloths made through quilting together remnants. USC Pacific Asia in Pasadena reopens with a new goal: Decolonize our own museum 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z There's a teacher I met who had them research the politics of quilting. The history of "home economics" is both surprisingly radical and conspicuously regressive 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z There, she said, she had a community of like-minded friends who shared her interests in travel, quilting and antique-button collecting. Families reunite in pandemic and rethink what home means 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z The art object is sharply reconstructed quilting, with all the conflicted social ramifications of America’s failed 19th century history of Reconstruction. Review: Do you see the smile? Why Sanford Biggers' painting will put one on your face 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z In addition to repairing sewing machines, Klaiber’s sells them, as well as thread and other quilting supplies. Indiana sewing machine repair shop thrives during pandemic 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z Gathered in the basement of Joyce Schrepel’s home, the women of West Center Baptist’s quilting group are not only engaged in quilt making but also in conversation and laughter. Madison group has distributed nearly 800 unique quilts 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z Before joining the quilting ministry, Martin, a cancer survivor, said she was making throws for the Owensboro Health Mitchell Memorial Cancer Center. Sewing Faith: Pandemic doesn’t stop Kentucky church quilters 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Every activity, from card clubs to woodcarving and quilting, was halted. America’s Salad Bowl Becomes Fertile Ground for Covid-19 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z The project “uses film from every movie in my collection,” she says, and includes footage “of hands at work on many forms of craft, like dyeing, knitting, crocheting and quilting.” Quilt artists create textiles to admire or cozy up with 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z These days, Looker spends her time quilting, reading mysteries, staying current on politics and playing bingo. 95-year-old interrupts mask making by surviving COVID-19 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z These days, Looker spends her time quilting, reading mysteries, staying current on politics and playing bingo. 95-year-old interrupts mask making by surviving COVID-19 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z Before the pandemic, Emily McGuire, an avid crafter who uses they/them pronouns, and many of their neighbors got together once a week for craft groups for sewing, quilting and knitting. Amid pandemic, Baltimore neighbors work to keep spirits up 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z A thesis and impending marriage weigh on a young woman seeking sanctuary with a quilting circle of family and friends. Movies on TV this week: 'Toy Story' and 'Toy Story 2' on Freeform 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z The museum also acquired “Whispering Quilts” By Richard Haynes, who used traditional quilting patterns to evoke the narrative in his compositions. Drawings of Underground Railroad journey, maps, at Currier 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Quilt Museum Digital was launched Tuesday as a way to reach quilting and fiber art enthusiasts around the world, museum CEO Frank Bennett told The Paducah Sun. National Quilt Museum offering online subscriptions 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z “I got tired of that and now I’m quilting,” said Boswell, who is 100. To pass the time in a pandemic ‘prison,’ seniors get creative 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Dentremont Jr. is mourning his stepmother, a “vivacious woman and wonderful mom” who loved quilting and gave handmade tree skirts and coverlets as Christmas gifts. A rural wedding led to dozens of coronavirus cases. Officials see it as a cautionary tale. 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z With the Patterns and Decorations movement, such artists as Joyce Kozloff treated decorative elements — hearts, flowers, lace, etc. — and practices such as quilting and sewing with seriousness. Six outdoor sculptures you might walk by without realizing they’re by famous artists 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z She is the cofounder of the Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild and the Modern Quilt Guild and travels the country teaching quilting. Black-owned businesses in L.A. say they’re open and looking for support. Here’s a list 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z They tested three masks and found homemade stitched masks with two layers of cotton quilting fabric were the most effective for reducing the spread of droplets. Editorial Roundup: 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Most effective, however, were homemade stitched masks with multiple layers of quilting cotton. Bandana is least effective face mask material, study finds 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Word spread of a burgeoning local effort by quilting and sewing guild members making masks for health care workers, first responders and others at risk for infection. Those with sewing, quilting talents answer call for masks 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z She can’t help thinking that holding “a quilting” would make the repetitive job more interesting for all of them. In Ohio, the Amish Take On the Coronavirus 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Tests performed at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C., showed good results for homemade masks using quilting fabric. What’s the Best Material for a Mask? 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z “Bigger sheet size? Bigger perforations between the sheets? Bigger quilting patterns?” Perspective | The bottom line: Toilet paper rolls are getting bigger, annoying some consumers 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z The name of the store was borrowed from a quilting pattern, “Delectable Mountains,” which in turn borrowed its name from the book “Pilgrim’s Progress.” Tiny, robust local Vermont fabric shop closes after 42 years 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z She grew up in Kansas sewing with her mother and was attending a weekly quilting group around the time Judy and her mother were going through old storage bins. Decades after quilter’s death, her project is finished 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z When those run scarce, they switch to using gaily printed quilting fabric and waterproof Tyvek house wrap. In Ohio, the Amish Take On the Coronavirus 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Craft in America The episode “Quilts” kicks off a new season, profiling contemporary masters of quilting and documenting the role quilts play in America’s history. What's on TV Friday: 'Craft in America' 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Inside a quaint little building located in downtown Pigeon, nine ladies devote hours of their time quilting for various charitable works. A labor of love and quilting 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z “Sue sewed the quilts last year, and I did the quilting on a quilting machine that my husband purchased for me while I was recovering from cancer,” Hilz said. Volunteer thanks veterans with ‘Quilts of Valor’ 2019-11-17T05:00:00Z It’s what she loves about quilting — the part about “being able to use small pieces left over from something else and giving it new life.” Meet six artists making the public art you'll soon see on Metro's Crenshaw/LAX Line 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Rather, they wanted to spend time on their hobbies and interests, such as hiking, biking, fly-fishing and quilting. The livable, littler homes in Sheri Koones’ new book, ‘Downsize,’ really work the room (when there isn’t that much room to work with) 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z Years ago, Quilted Northern, the toilet-paper people, ran an animated TV commercial that showed a group of women sitting around a table at a quilting bee. Perspective | Can you knit a quilt? Of course not. And Marco Polo didn’t ride a llama to China. 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Feminist researchers have argued that women have often had, at most, “invisible leisure” – enjoyable, but productive and socially sanctioned, activities like quilting bees, canning parties or book groups. A woman's greatest enemy? A lack of time to themselves | Brigid Schulte 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z It’s story that begins in the rural Pennsylvania where the artist grew up — references in the collection include overalls, patchwork quilting and the distinctive wardrobe of the Amish and Mennonites. Artist Sterling Ruby’s apparel collection makes its runway — and retail — debut 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z She includes embroidery and quilting, using the first to “draw” lines with shimmering, reflective threads and the second to create right-angled patterns within her wonderfully lumpy compositions. Amanda Valdez’s art: part painting, part quilt, 100% fun 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Wanting to create a better option than rain-soaked wool for Northwest hikers, he experimented with down and quilting to create this jacket — the oldest known sample of an Eddie Bauer down jacket. Seattle shows its style in new MOHAI exhibit ‘Fashion/Function’ 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z “They knew too much about it to be innocent,” Karen Probst said one afternoon as she chatted with customers inside her family’s quilting store. A Rural County Owes $28 Million for Wrongful Convictions. It Doesn’t Want to Pay. 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z From abstract collages to glittery paintings on canvas, her work highlights the history of quilting patterns used by African American women over the past 200 years, which are fused with embroidery, textiles and patterns. Women's History Month: the best exhibitions across the US 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Many of her friends and relatives, who praise her cooking and quilting skills, say she is the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Child's memory could be critical at 1992 Iowa homicide trial 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Many of her friends and relatives, who praise her cooking and quilting skills, say she is the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Child’s memory could be critical at 1992 Iowa homicide trial 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Textile work resembles meditation, though it can also take place in knitting circles and quilting groups, where silence is shared. Opinion | The Feminist Power of Embroidery 2018-12-29T05:00:00Z Fans of unique art and sculpture, as well as those who admire the artistry of quilting, will find plenty to “ooh” and “ahh” over. Holiday cheer, history and great food in Berkeley Springs 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Cook enjoyed spending time with family, quilting and doing crafts. Community pulls together after air ambulance crash killed 3 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z It also holds regular quilting classes and sells sewing machines. Store gets warm welcome from quilting community 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Even when the epidemic of violence touches a beloved character, Ness’ careful quilting of compassion and action across her years of filming suggests a fight that won’t diminish for these citizens. Review: Documentary 'Charm City' probes tense relationship between citizens and police in Baltimore - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z In addition to professing mathematics, Dr. Kimber is an accomplished quilter, and we talked about how she started quilting and the pressure she felt as a black woman on the tenure track. Math, Quilting and Activism 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z The subjects included women like Heather Kinion, 39, who lives in Chicago and works for a quilting magazine. Diet and Exercise May Stem Weight Gain of Pregnancy, but Should Begin Early 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Cook was married with children and was active outside of work, involved in groups for quilting and woodcarving. Community pulls together after air ambulance crash killed 3 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Lavan and her family moved to town three years ago and this is her first business venture, inspired by her passion for sewing and quilting. Store gets warm welcome from quilting community 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z Tariffs are about to make his mother’s quilting supplies more expensive — and “there’s a big community of quilters out there like my mom.” Trump's China hawks prepare to swoop as trade talks go nowhere 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z SAT Demonstration of 19th century fiber arts including sheep shearing, spinning, weaving and quilting, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: Pagdiriwang Festival, World Ocean Weekend, First Thursday and more 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z They use different kinds of art, including quilting, to visually represent what they’re learning. Nature plays big role in Unionville school’s curriculum 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z “In the beginning, not everyone was happy we were turning our farm community into a quilting community,” Ms. Doan said. When Your Fixer-Upper Is Your Hometown 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z For 18 months, she gardened and biked, took pottery and quilting classes, felt lonely but figured she would adjust. Many Americans Try Retirement, Then Change Their Minds 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z FRI-SUN Display of hundreds of quilts, quilting demonstrations, marketplace, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: St. Patrick’s Day, Tastes of Norway, Daffodil Day and more 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Handmade in Northeast Seattle by Leeanna Butcher, each smiling cloud is based on her original illustrations, brought to life in fleece and quilting cotton. Baby mobile turns rain into rainbows | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z Sportier looks featured puffer jackets over printed skirts and quilted bra tops, or overcoats mixing quilting with leather. Led by Gigi Hadid, next-gen supermodels fill Milan runways 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z She was drawn to quilting because it seemed interesting. Bon Air couple make guitars and quilts in retirement 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z The textiles program trains inmates in the basics of sewing, embroidery and quilting. Inmates making clothing worn by preemie babies in Salem 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z “But this pattern looks sort of girlish,” he lamented when he put on the all-black jacket with a diamond quilting pattern. Perspective | My kids won’t wear coats no matter how cold it is. And it’s making me crazy. 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z NOV. 16-18 Vendors, seminars, workshops, demos for sewing, quilting, needle arts, stenciling, embossing, fabric crafts, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Community calendar: Veterans Day events, Goodwill Glitter Sale and more 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z Inspired by abstract color studies and minimalist art, Michael and Lisa of Brooklyn-based Quiet Town Home have created a shower curtain based on American quilting traditions. Great gifts for the home 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z And the ladies of Alto Pass had enough light to do their quilting in the winter long after the sun had gone down at 4:30 or 5 pm. The politics of mean 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z Neither his parents, nor his siblings quilt and he didn’t grow up around quilting. Iowa man to have his quilts displayed in quilt museum 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z And she was skilled in the art of quilting - a tradition brought over from the south of America by the settlers. How a former slave gave a quilt to Queen Victoria - BBC News 2017-07-06T04:00:00Z A member of Lakeside Quilters, a quilting club in Guntersville, she said she learned about Quilts of Valor when the club began making quilts to be presented to servicemen and women. Quilts of Valor designed to give comfort to Vietnam veterans 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z "I wanted people to see that there was this problem in the quilting community, that these people were just bullies." How quilting got ripped apart by American politics - BBC News 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Butler, for one, is happy to explain her quilting techniques, which incorporate thread painting, washed denim and snow. Why you should visit Omaha 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z The quilting organization is a national group that was started when a woman’s son asked for a quilt in Iraq. Quilts of Valor far more than blankets for veterans 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z She was known in the Knoxville area for her quilting. EXCHANGE: Silver Model T once carried coeds across America 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Workshops will be held with experts in quilting, and local and national vendors will display their goods. Thousands expected for Spring Paducah Quilt Week 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z A familiar story, perhaps - only this time it happened in the world of quilting. How quilting got ripped apart by American politics - BBC News 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z There are two things that get her to leave her home: a quilting circle with friends and daily visits to the senior center. Trump’s budget would hit rural towns especially hard — but they’re willing to trust him 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z The whole purpose is to thank and honor veterans, said Pati Field, who turned her own quilting into quilting for veterans. Quilts of Valor far more than blankets for veterans 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z For Taylor, conversations that arise at the sewing sessions — about life, work, Birmingham’s history and more — are just as important as the quilting output. Stitching love and a historic civil rights case into a quilt 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z Whatever the reason, classic American motifs like quilting, suede fringe, buffalo plaids and bandana prints were elevated to high-fashion status. The Fall 2017 Fashion Shows’ Biggest Trends 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z He said he first took up quilting in 2010 when he made a quilt for his granddaughter. Cheyenne biker and his wife make quilts for veterans 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z “I liked the American references, the American materials – things like the quilting, the cowboy boots and the flags.” Raf Simons' debut collection for Calvin Klein offers up an outsider's view of America 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z While DePillars did everything from crayon illustration to quilting, most of the exhibit shows off his acrylic paintings. African-inspired art exhibit opens in Richmond 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z She said the act of visiting with friends and neighbors for sewing parties or quilting bees also broke women free of male control to swap news with their peers. EXCHANGE: Wicker baskets held many things, including freedom 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z Beginning quilting classes are offered on Oct. 21-22, as well as a classes on carpentry basics and winter gardening on Oct. Homer Folk School shares skills with community 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z The remaining rooms in the basement are dedicated to quilting as well. Cheyenne biker and his wife make quilts for veterans 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z There were quilting bees, house raisings and community harvests. Five underutilized ways to give yourself an advantage with your college essay 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z So they know how, but they've chosen not to get into quilting right now. Nedra Bonds: The angry quilter - BBC News 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z I submit that as fashion’s unheralded utility player, this classic deserves a little consideration, especially if you’re not quite ready to stay at home quilting and want to get more mileage out of your clothes. Why the Long-Sleeved Polo Is Menswear’s (Unexpected) MVP 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Artist talk: quilting Ginny Smith’s “Birds” Local textile artist Ginny Smith discusses the creation and inspiration behind her piece “Birds,” on view in “Stories of Migration: Contemporary Artists Interpret Diaspora.” - The Washington Post 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z A new art installation at the Virginia Quilt Museum rivals the quilting skills of grandmothers and home ec students alike. Virginia Quilt Museum exhibit takes closer look at national parks 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z A retired registered nurse, Rougeau took up quilting once again at age 58. Jonesboro woman’s quilts to be sent overseas 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z As soon as I could, I gave up quilting to raise hell in all sorts of ways that were meaningful for me at the time. Nedra Bonds: The angry quilter - BBC News 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z The other tried brand-new skills like photography and quilting. Seniors making music, making connections in Anderson 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z “I did a lot of crocheting and quilting and stuff,” she said. Ex-owner of Combs store takes home trinkets for renovation 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z As the primary approaches, pro-Sanders art and quilting sessions have given way to paid television advertisements that highlight issues of low wages and income inequality. New Mexico shows deeply divided Democratic loyalties 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Indeed, the 3D-printed Chanel jackets that mimic the signature quilting of its bags look far more contemporary and alive than one of the brand’s suits in classic wool boucle. Can machine-made fashion dazzle like handmade couture? Yes, and the Met proves it. 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The festival also includes spinning, quilting, knitting, weaving and more. Things to Do on Long Island, May 21 Through May 29 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z In between are groovy gift shops, boutiques and Crimson Tate, a quilting store. Best of Indianapolis: Neighborhoods, restaurants, art 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z Now, the Savageton Home Builders is one of the only remaining quilting clubs that herald back to those early days. 1 of area’s last quilting clubs clings to tradition 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z The subjects vary widely from quilting to gardening to computers. Cleveland County home education clubs evolve with the times 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Theresa Volk, one of the founding members of the quilting group, said she started quilting by cutting apart a quilt at her grandmother’s house and trying to sew it back together. Bismarck quilters sew 100 blankets for upcoming show 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z Visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday will be able to interact with volunteers demonstrating blacksmithing, carpentry, tinsmithing and coopering and crafts such as quilting, spinning and weaving. History weekend scheduled at Fort Atkinson park 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The class is suitable for beginners or those with some quilting experience. D.C. community calendar, April 28-May 5, 2016 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z She finds quilting is not only a good way to pass the time, but also a way to bond with fellow inmates and to grow as a person. Detention Center teaches female inmates to quilt 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z She sat under a quilting frame as a child while the Pleasant Valley Club worked on quilts. Cleveland County home education clubs evolve with the times 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Sandusky agreed, saying that once you start quilting, it’s hard to stop. Quilters guild celebrates 25th show 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z The Battle Creek resident enjoyed sewing and quilting. Kalamazoo victims include a 'witty' high school senior, a teacher and a 'soulmate' 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Since retiring, Nye enjoyed quilting, playing Scrabble and volunteering at her church while continuing to tutor students. Rich lives of victims in Michigan shootings remembered 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z The jail’s quilting program is exclusive to the women of G Pod. Detention Center teaches female inmates to quilt 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Those participants in the high-challenge group spent at least 15 hours a week for 14 weeks learning increasingly more demanding skills in digital photography, quilting or both. New Mental Challenges Can Sharpen Aging Brain: Study 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Gelbrich said though she moved from Ketchikan about 14 years ago, she still gets the chance to return to the First City to teach quilting classes for the guild. Quilters guild celebrates 25th show 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z But then for Baird, quilting was put on the back shelf four years ago when she returned to school to upgrade her nursing skills. Quilts provide some comfort in sad situations 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z Her quilting machine took up one building and the second was for inventory. New Town woman’s western, crafts store rose out of necessity 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z The quilting class, with its stealthy math and problem-solving lessons, is part of a larger mission to prepare the young offenders to thrive upon their release. Va. governor, GOP lawmakers seek common ground on juvenile justice 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Ms. Schapiro framed samples of Ms. Morisot’s work with decorative patterns that evoke quilting and other crafts historically associated with women. Museum Explores Trials and Triumphs of Female Artists 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z So I started quilting on a machine, and I’ve never looked back.” Quilting sisters: 1,000-quilt goal reached 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z After hearing the answer, Weckerle said the shop would donate the batting and quilting time. Quilts provide some comfort in sad situations 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z Two large quilting machines dominate the space; the unfinished quilts share space with supplies on a shelf in the back. EXCHANGE: Owner of quilt shop readies for retirement 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z For the slimmest silhouettes, avoid styles with wide rows of horizontal channel quilting—that’s the round look you are avoiding. Outerwear Makeover: Goodbye to the Puffer Coats 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Originally focused on technology projects, Makers now tackle all kinds of products, from beekeeping to quilting. The Best STEM Toys for Kids This Holiday Season 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z Lynn began quilting decades ago, following the example set by her mother. Quilting sisters: 1,000-quilt goal reached 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Otto Eggers, who began quilting after retiring from vet work in 2007, assembles and designs the quilt tops and sews the pieces together. Quilts provide some comfort in sad situations 2016-01-23T05:00:00Z But quilting is a lifelong passion and she’s not putting the needle and thread aside completely. EXCHANGE: Owner of quilt shop readies for retirement 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z But these days, data tracking and predictive technology allow advertisers to determine the effects of weather on almost every product -- including yogurt, hair products and quilting supplies. The weird ways the weather makes you buy things you didn’t plan to 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Many children were being raised by their grandparents, so Wilson-Davis started a quilting night to connect the community. Jeb Bush gave this black community a charter school. Then he moved on. 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z But they soon found that, for them, quilting was like eating potato chips - “Once you get started, you just can’t quit,” Bentz said. Quilting sisters: 1,000-quilt goal reached 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z September through June is quilting season for churchgoers and this month marks an important milestone for the ministry. Traverse City quilting ministry reaches altruistic milestone 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Long a hobby associated with elderly women, people from all genders and age groups are now taking up quilting, Johnson said. EXCHANGE: Owner of quilt shop readies for retirement 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Two members from a nearby quilting club sewed the material together. Quilt celebrating Lincoln’s fire department to be on display 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z One essay detailed a willingness to start a home for injured war veterans; another wanted to turn the farm into a quilting studio, Ms. Berry said. Essay Contests With Property at Stake Can Invite Headaches Beyond Words 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Sometimes, donors contact the sisters, known by many as “the quilting ladies.” Quilting sisters: 1,000-quilt goal reached 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z She did most of her quilting in the summer when she was not teaching, Bergmark said. EXCHANGE: Church volunteers produce quilts for charity 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Twice a week, a group of women gather at the museum for an old-fashioned quilting bee. EXCHANGE: Exhibits at Macon County museum show local history 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Bork spends about eight to 10 hours each day quilting and sewing. Fountain City woman’s quilts are learning tools for kids 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Pinstriped athletic shirts and warm-up shorts riff on the look of baseball uniforms, T-shirts and jackets feature technical-looking strap details, and distressed denim includes motocross-inspired quilting details. Meet NSF and Stampd, two L.A. brands on GQ's best new menswear list 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z Lynn said her husband, Bill, thinks the backs of the quilts are the prettiest, showcasing the quilting design on the silky, shimmering fabric. Quilting sisters: 1,000-quilt goal reached 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z Perhaps the most surprising part of this ministry is that one does not need sewing or quilting skills to participate, especially because traditional quilting method are not used. EXCHANGE: Church volunteers produce quilts for charity 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Fawn Lake Community Association organizes activities, sports classes and clubs for quilting, yachting, bowling, Bible studies, reading, gardening, music and bridge. Spotsylvania community is nestled amid historic Civil War lands 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z When the kids went off to college and farm work began to wear on her body, Bork turned to quilting in 1986 to keep busy. Fountain City woman’s quilts are learning tools for kids 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z Two quilt racks hang suspended from the ceiling in the church basement, and four women gathered around each on a recent Tuesday to add the hand quilting. Historic chapel owes long history to group of women 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z He’d quit his job as a hospital administrator at 70, but spent two years helping his wife run her quilting store before they sold the business. Bristol-Myers Squibb Has A Cancer Breakthrough. Here's Why It Should Cut The Price 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z Other than that, the land of the free and the home of the brave is just dandy — especially anything connected with quilting. EXCHANGE: UK women love the quilting, not the tea 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z The people in the study reported their levels of engagement in the arts, including painting, drawing, sculpting, woodworking, ceramics, quilting and sewing. The Health Perks of Arts and Crafts For Adults 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z At the Arts and Crafts Center, up the road, students learn local traditions including blacksmithing, quilting and painting. Love Music and Americana? Head Straight For Southwest Virginia's "Crooked Road" 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z “But more than anything, we enjoy quilting together.” Historic chapel owes long history to group of women 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z But quilting belongs more to Gee’s Bend’s past than to its present. Martin Luther King’s Call for Voting Rights Inspired Isolated Hamlet 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Mendelssohn praises the quilting businesses in this area and loves shopping in Hannibal, Missouri. EXCHANGE: UK women love the quilting, not the tea 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z After that, we started looking for patterns on the Internet and began buying them in quilting material, and we started making and selling the dresses at a little church bazaar near my house. My crowdfunding campaign: Weaving math, science and robots into girls’ dresses 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z About 20 people are taking a beginning quilting class through Marshall Community Services at Fabrics Plus on Mondays and Tuesdays. Beginners take in quilting class at Marshall shop 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z A local quilting group meets in the library basement, and each year their quilts blanket the gallery for a show. Hartington art gallery draws readers to the library 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z A writer and an artist, she wrote a “how-to” book on fiber arts, showing readers a process for adapting photographs through sewing and quilting. Sheridan authors make use of new self-publishing options 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z A Yale-New Haven Hospital ER doctor was competently stitching up Carla Kaplan’s badly cut hand after hearing her tell him she worried that this might hamper her quilting, something she loved to do. Recognize Your Bias To Reduce Your Missteps In Connecting 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Others in the community with an interest in quilting are invited to join the Homestead Quilters. Group makes quilts together each week 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z She said she teaches the students the foundation, tools and techniques of quilting. Beginners take in quilting class at Marshall shop 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Not to mention the thousands of quilting and cooking groups, music, chess and book clubs, fantasy sports teams — and everyone else who’s found common cause with others outside standard tribal and family ties. A New Way To Build -- And Spend -- Social Capital 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z “This is remindful of the old-timey quilting bees of another day,” he said. Tragedies lead 2 women to form outreach group 2014-11-23T05:00:00Z There are many complicated aspects to the show, however, starting with the attempt to highlight “superstars” of quilting when the practice was originally a collective enterprise. A Review of ‘From Heart to Hand: African-American Quilts’ at the Montclair Art Museum 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z Now, the two spend every Friday afternoon quilting together at the Homestead National Monument of America. Group makes quilts together each week 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z Having a box of antique quilt blocks by itself isn’t all that mysterious since quilting was a common occurrence in North Dakota years ago, as women often gathered in quilting circles. Lidgerwood quilting block mystery remains unsolved 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z It also offers showers and laundry facilities, ceramics and quilting classes, as well as therapy and self-help classes. Coos Bay center supports released inmates 2014-09-06T04:00:00Z On a recent day, they took a break from a quilting class and flipped through photos of the chubby-cheeked toddler wearing a western shirt, sitting on his mother’s lap and standing next to his father. Woman IDs dead, learns about Native beliefs 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z Recently they’ve added new categories such as cooking, photography, painting, drawing, woodworking, gardening, and paper crafts to prior offerings of quilting, knitting, sewing, cake decorating, crocheting, and jewelry making. Profiles and Founders: Where Are They Now? Part I 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z It will also be offering a free motion quilting demonstration Saturday. Inaugural Los Angeles Quilt Show premieres at Crafted 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Solid Quilt Square Ornament: To wordlessly remind your quilting group of your next meeting. A Middle Finger Emoji is Coming to a Phone Near You 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Practitioners say there's no cut-and-dried definition of modern quilting. Modern quilters are putting a fresh spin on an old tradition 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z The Arizona chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America will use them during a quilting bee in Tucson. Tucson shooting survivors to assist with quilts 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z I visited Gillian’s studio during a late stage of the project to capture her process and soak in her thoughts on the joys and challenges of quilting. Women of the Periodic Table Quilt 2014-04-25T19:31:17Z West Los Angeles quilt shop Sew Modern, one of the sponsors of the show, will be bringing a vintage camper filled with quilting goods. Inaugural Los Angeles Quilt Show premieres at Crafted 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z In western Canada, where scores of volcanoes erupted in the past millennia, geoscientists are quilting together the past thickness of the North American ice sheet with lava, and linking it to ocean cores. Volcanoes Guard Ice Age Secrets 2014-03-11T20:36:00Z Thanks to a movement that's putting a fresh spin on an old craft, the time-honored tradition of quilting is shifting. Modern quilters are putting a fresh spin on an old tradition 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z The corresponding activities for young women were “quilting, making friendship bracelets, and hair styling,” she said. From Mormon Women, a Flood of Requests and Questions on Their Role in the Church 2014-03-06T15:58:56Z She has to balance the constituencies of writers, readers, lawyers, publishers, sources, subjects, advertisers, and others, who collectively make the Hobbesian “warre of every one against every one” look like a quilting bee. On this Blogging Business, and Regarding Scolding 2013-10-14T22:15:00.360Z Find a hobby that is sustainable: quilting, photography, acting in the theater, even learning Morse code. Use It Or Lose It: Mental Activity In Childhood And Adulthood Thwarts Dementia 2013-07-05T16:50:00Z Wilson said photography, quilting and book clubs may all keep people's minds working. Keeping mentally busy tied to less memory loss 2013-07-03T20:06:58Z The definition of modern quilting may be fluid, but there is a common approach to the craft, guild founders say. Modern quilters are putting a fresh spin on an old tradition 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z Other activities intended to ease stress and prevent burnout include journal writing, dance, quilting and painting. With nurses at risk of compassion fatigue, hospitals try to ease their stress 2013-06-10T18:37:50Z No filler, no packing, no padding, no quilting, no wadding. Football transfer rumours: Luka Modric moving to Manchester United? 2013-03-12T08:48:54Z Successfully quilting a working medusoid genome that codes for a hodgepodge of rat heart cells and light-sensitive neurons is beyond current capabilities. What Would It Take To Really Build An Artificial Jellyfish? 2012-07-25T20:45:00.237Z The vineyards quilting the hillsides are also fairly new. The Fight Over Fracking in Colorado's North Fork Valley 2012-07-12T23:27:28Z Handmade endeavors generally aren't about efficiency, and quilting is particularly time-consuming. Modern quilters are putting a fresh spin on an old tradition 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z I was at vespers!—I was washing, I was starching, I was scouring, I was quilting——God help me! The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman 2012-03-28T02:00:26.907Z A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z I blurted out, like a country yokel at a quilting. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The busy sempstresses plied their needles with double speed; and various were the flounces and furbelows, pinkings and quiltings, they invented. Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day 2012-02-09T03:00:15.267Z Design and technical mechanics require skill and patience, so getting feedback and occasional help from others is a part of the quilting experience. Modern quilters are putting a fresh spin on an old tradition 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z He enclosed a checkerboard of reflecting tiles from Ikea in a wooden quilting frame to create a mirror that seems to double the size of the living room. | Lower East Side: Lower East Side/Habitats - Living Small, Decorating Large 2012-02-03T05:04:21Z Toilinet′, -te′, a fabric with silk and cotton chain and woollen filling: a kind of German quilting. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z It was neither a sewing society, nor a quilting bee, nor an apple paring. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z At every "quilting" Anne was a necessary adjunct, and her nimble fingers drove the needle more swiftly than anyone's else. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:35.370Z Being around like-minded people who share a passion for designing with fabric also is a big part of quilting culture. Modern quilters are putting a fresh spin on an old tradition 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z It's like a regular old-fashioned quilting party to see them build a nest. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z The particular charm of this work of art was its immaculate quilting,—quilting that would have made our great-grandmothers green with envy. The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona 2011-10-16T02:00:17.623Z You know, masser, Binkey was always a great hand at quiltings, and weddings, and buryings, and such like frolics, and used to be sent for, high and low, to help cook at them times. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z “It is very unique, and a huge risk for them; they should really be celebrated for it,” said Paula Nadelstern, a quilting artist whose name, she said, translates from German as “needle star.” | Midtown Manhattan: City Quilter, a Temple to Fabrics 2011-09-29T20:36:00Z Do you remember all the food there was piled on the table at the famous quilting party? The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson Fighting Fire in Sleepy Hollow 2011-09-18T02:00:23.270Z She was accused of divers ill-doings, such as preventing the cream in her neighbor's churn from becoming butter, and snuffing out candles at huskings and quilting parties. John Greenleaf Whittier His Life, Genius, and Writings 2011-08-26T02:00:22.667Z Steele, who said skyrocketing credit costs during the recession had posed a greater challenge to her business than the spike in cotton prices, remained upbeat that customers would keep shopping at her quilting store. Spike in cotton prices hurts quilters' wallets 2011-08-02T16:17:07Z We had tea early and did the dishes and fell to our quilting again. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z And the store sells a variety of fat quarters, or quarter-yard swatches, that are ideal for quilting. | Midtown Manhattan: City Quilter, a Temple to Fabrics 2011-09-29T20:36:00Z It was a 'quilting,' and they were to dance that evening. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z The women had less exciting pleasures, such as quilting parties, "spending the day" with a neighbor, and church socials. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z Greetings exchanged, the men hastened to the cornfields to gather the new corn, while the women clustered about the quilting frames, and fingers plied the needles busily, while tongues clacked a merry accompaniment. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z That afternoon we were all quilting at our house and Miss Sarah was pleased enough to give an account of her guest. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z It’s the City Quilter, the heart of the city’s quilting community for nearly 15 years and a destination for fabric lovers from around the world. | Midtown Manhattan: City Quilter, a Temple to Fabrics 2011-09-29T20:36:00Z For the project, Mr. Odell found himself in a Manhattan quilting shop, starring in a video on sewing directed by Ms. Wilson. At YouTube Boot Camp, Future Stars Polish Their Acts 2011-05-30T02:50:27Z Send her to an unfashionable old farmhouse where there was never a more exciting party than a quilting frolic heard of. Dr. Hardhack's Prescription A Play for Children in Four Acts 2011-05-24T02:00:12.880Z I never can forget, I was sitting upstairs in old miss house quilting when de first Yankee army boat went to Vicksburg, Mississippi. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume X, Missouri Narratives 2011-02-25T03:01:01.877Z "If the majority is to be taken seriously," Thomas wrote in dissent, "the federal government may now regulate quilting bees, clothes drives, and potluck suppers throughout the 50 states." The Commerce Claws Come Out 2011-02-10T22:00:00Z Waistcoat body of white quilting, open in front; the collar, which turns down, is narrow, rounded at the corner, and is continued in a little lapel like a man's waistcoat. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z These quiltings weigh about two pounds to the square foot, and are at all times removable. Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada 2011-02-01T03:00:13.163Z The industries of the town include the manufacture of chemicals, cloth, quilting, calico, cigars and agricultural implements, bleaching, dyeing, basket-making, carriage-building and trade in cattle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z The iTunes store returns 34 listings for “quilting,” 45 for “beer brewing” and hundreds for “running.” App Smart: How to Dig Through the Avalanche in App Marts 2011-01-12T21:01:04Z Federal regulation of quilting bees isn't being litigated, but Obama's attempt to create a health insurance system covering all Americans surely is. The Commerce Claws Come Out 2011-02-10T22:00:00Z Petticoats of fine quilting became much appreciated, and tall sticks were carried by ladies. Dress design An Account of Costume for Artists & Dressmakers 2011-01-11T03:00:34.680Z An eminent firm of manufacturers in New York have recently supplied, under contract with the United States Government, a quilting for boiler covers for their model warships, the Dolphin, Chicago, Atlantic, and Boston. Asbestos Its production and use, with some account of the asbestos mines of Canada 2011-02-01T03:00:13.163Z It so happened on that day nearly all the women were together at a quilting party given by Mrs. Morrison. A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons 2010-12-30T03:00:27.140Z Dozens of creative programs like quilting, painting and ceramics provide patients and their caregivers opportunities to express emotions and, it is theorized, maintain cognitive function for as long as possible. Chicago News Cooperative: Trying Improv as Therapy for Those With Memory Loss 2010-08-08T00:44:00Z “We have weeding parties that are like quilting bees,” he said. Gardener Brings Coffey Park Back From Decay 2010-04-26T03:10:00Z Leftover artifacts examine the sewing and quilting arts revival of the 1930s. Museums 2010-02-19T05:00:00Z Halfway across the chasm of winter, the storm charged over the Appalachians, smothering cities and quilting the countrysides of a half-dozen states from Virginia to New Jersey. 2010-02-07T00:20:00Z I was invited out one afternoon to a quilting party. A Child of the Sea; and Life Among the Mormons 2010-12-30T03:00:27.140Z Somehow, this insularity helped create a geographically distinctive, remarkably artistic quilting style. 2010-01-30T00:50:00Z Describing the art quilts he collects, Mr. Walsh, 73, said, “It is quilting, but the artists have expanded that definition in so many ways.” 2010-01-24T17:04:00Z “Ah!” said Timson, “I’d give five shillings or a pound of my best green for leave to give that boy a good sound quilting.” A Little World It was hard work quilting such hot days but it is done 206beautifully. Village Life in America 1852-1872 Including the period of the American Civil War as told in the diary of a school-girl So we'll send Wandel and Allen and some more as a little leaven to Albany and to that quilting party in Washington. The Guarded Heights I didn't care for their frolics and sleighing parties and quilting bees. Norine's Revenge; Sir Noel's Heir In addition, serious organizations like the Farmer's Clubs, Community League or church-affiliated women's clubs, mixed work and play by sponsoring picnics, quilting bees, and oyster suppers. Frying Pan Farm Fat’s Nature’s greatcoat, you know, for quilting and padding people’s ribs, and wants no stitching on, nor pressing down. A Little World Once at a quilting party in her home she urged one of the quilters to take a second piece of cake and laughingly remarked that "the mare that does double work should be best fed." Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia Waistcoat of white quilting, open at the top, with small enamel buttons; two small gussets at the waist; lappets rounded; a double row of stitches all around. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Along with accounts of several processes for making various varnish compositions, the patent contains descriptions of three separate machines; the second of these was for “stitching, quilting, or sewing.” The Invention of the Sewing Machine At his mother's house the girls frequently assembled to hold their spinning-frolics,--a custom much resembling our quiltings. Black Forest Village Stories But there were years before that of friendly foregathering and girlish alliances and rivalries; spinning and herb gathering and quilting. Strangers and Wayfarers Their dress, their tea, and their visits, take up all their time, and they go to bed as tired doing nothing, as I am often after quilting a whole under-petticoat. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries The first are made of white quilting, simply, their only richness being in the trimming; nothing can be prettier than the malachite buttons hanging at the end of a small chain. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. But then she had done looking for consistency; and she sighed and vigorously applied herself to quilting like one who has done with the world. The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine In short, before the time of preparation arrived, Miss Silence had fully worked herself up to the magnanimous determination of going to the quilting. The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings "I could wear them to quiltings and to log-rollings and to house-raisings and to shooting matches and to weddings—yes, and to church, too." The Red Moccasins A Story In-doors it was the same, and quilting bees and huskings and spinning bees made work and play shade into each other. Noah Webster American Men of Letters She deals in the private transactions of the sewing circle, the quilting party, with all the arcana of the fair sex. Talkers With Illustrations But there, we don't mind it; the colder the merrier: winter's our time of fun: sleighing and skating parties, logging and quilting bees, and other sociabilities unknown to you in England. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement "Well, Susan," said she, "if you will go to the quilting this afternoon, I think it is my duty to go and see to you." The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings Fie upon it, General, I am ashamed to see you sit quilting among the Girls; a Sword becomes your Hands much better than a Needle. The Lovers Assistant, or, New Art of Love The mornings were devoted to housework and cookery; the afternoons to quilting the homespun bed-quilt which Sally had noticed in the frames on the night of their arrival. Peggy Owen and Liberty She could do more than sew, for she could draw freehand the complicated patterns that were used in quilting, the supreme proof of artistic ability in the household. The Little Book of the Flag The evening's entertainment wound up with an old-fashioned dance, and the quilting ended. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes The next morning, as Deacon Enos was eating his breakfast, he quietly remarked to his wife, "Sally, I believe it was week after next you were meaning to have your quilting?" The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings When they get enough for a quilt, they invite their acquaintances to the quilting, and spend the afternoon in talking about—well, I can’t exactly say what they do talk about. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance One night Rodney and Angus had been over to a quilting party at the Dawsons’, or rather to the frolic which followed the quilting. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield Fine diaper generally, but sometimes dimity and muslin are employed, or the table is covered with a kind of Marseilles quilting which is prepared expressly for the purpose. The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet I can remember several quilting bees, and I recall molding candles, and that our "company light" was a large kerosene lamp, in the glass globe of which a strip of red flannel was coiled. A Son of the Middle Border "Joseph," said Uncle Jaw, the next morning at breakfast, "I s'pose 'Squire Jones's daughters were not at the quilting." The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings “We have pretty good times with the quiltings, huskings, and sleighing parties, when we pile into a double pung, ride in the moonlight, have supper, and a dance.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The magic loop made its appearance; the quilting stood out in richness and majesty on the piece of cambric. Good Luck Again, many are so unjust as to imagine that a convention composed of ladies, assembled to discuss serious subjects, can be nothing more than a quilting party or tattlers' club enlarged and let loose. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Once they went to a quilting at Squire Dennison's; the house was spotlessly neat and well ordered; the people all kind; but Ellen thought they did not seem to know how to be pleasant. The Wide, Wide World Our word "counterpane" is derived from "contre-poinct," a corruption of the French word for back-stitch, or "quilting" stitch, as it was called. Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery The girls getting ready to be married invite their mates to quiltings and serve them with Old Hyson. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Maybe for a short time longer I may go on with plain needlework, but that special twist and the catching up of the loop in the quilting part of the feather-stitching, it's beyond me, darlin'. Good Luck The tale is told with sentiment and vivacity, giving bright pictures of a singing school, a quilting bee, and other old-time entertainments. Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life “Can’t I help mark the pattern?” asked Faith, who had sometimes helped her mother, and thought it the most interesting part of the quilting. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga That ended the quilting party and Sarah and Mrs. Rutledge and her daughter Ann joined Samson and Abe and Harry Needles who were waiting outside and walked to the tavern with them. The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories Do you still have delightful times at quiltings and huskings?” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Ef you don't draw that loop up clever and tight, you don't get the quilting, and the quilting's the feature that none of the workwomen in West London can master. Good Luck Why they beat a quilting bee for gabbling, except that they didn’t all talk at once.” Far Past the Frontier My Aunt Prissy will be very happy if you and the minister will come to her quilting bee to-morrow afternoon and stay to tea.’” A Little Maid of Ticonderoga Their armor was imperfect, and more often of quilting than of mail. The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 The young ladies still have their quilting parties. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Anything more unlike the quilting of fifty years ago cannot be imagined. Chats on Old Lace and Needlework Won’t you have a quilting party while my friends are here?” Patty's Summer Days That afternoon Faith helped her Aunt Prissy in preparing for the quilting. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga It is an occasion of merriment when the quilt is finally finished and taken out of the frames after many a pleasant quilting bee. Blue Ridge Country If it was like a quilting, such as we have at Rumford, I might get on, but I know I shall be the laughing-stock of the ladies.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance As soon as she had finished her work, she would take her seat by the quilting frame. The Goose Man The date was decided on, and the girls went home in high glee over the quilting party, for Bertha told them it would be great fun of a sort they had probably never seen before. Patty's Summer Days The guests for the quilting party arrived at an early hour in the afternoon. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga There was no pleasant diversion around the coal camp for womenfolk and children, no happy gatherings such as the play party, a quilting, an old-time square dance. Blue Ridge Country Not as do our mothers, but they have their own good times,—their quilting parties. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Her restlessness became so great that she could no longer sit at the quilting frame; in fact, it was no longer possible for her to do any kind of exacting work. The Goose Man Miss Aurora Bender’s quilting party was to begin at three o’clock in the afternoon, and the girls started early in order to see all the fun. Patty's Summer Days Faith told her father of the disappearance of Mr. Trent and Louise; of the quilting party, and of all the happenings since his November visit. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga Very soon she was deep in every sort of undertaking,—collecting funds, collecting supplies, urging Whittier to the writing of patriotic songs, sewing, knitting, quilting. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 6, June, 1886, Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 6, June, 1886 It gave the appearance of quilting when worked on linen in geometrical designs, or in fine and often-repeated arabesques. Handbook of Embroidery She had always disliked Bessy Houghton, and she went home from the quilting resolved to put an instant stop to "all such nonsense" on her son's part. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 And indeed there was plenty to be done, for a quilting bee was to Miss Bender’s mind a function of great importance. Patty's Summer Days Faith told her mother about Louise; about Caroline and Catherine and their mischief, and of the quilting party. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga He always walked home with her from evening meetings and was her partner in the games at quilting parties. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 to 1901 The whole design is made up of gayly coloured silks evidently worked in after the quilting was done. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them She might wash the blankets, or begin quilting, or clean the cistern. Country Neighbors We waited in vain for quite awhile, but finally in came three or four women, one with a cloth shoe sole she was quilting, and another carrying a baby. Have We No Rights? A frank discussion of the "rights" of missionaries And now it was ready to mark the quilting pattern. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga Marthy sat by the table in the big wooden chair peeling apples, while Abilonia rolled out the pie crust and told about the church quilting bee. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) A sort of shell pattern was a favourite for quilting. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them She makes a living by doing odd jobs, so Mother wanted to get her to do some quilting. Peggy-Alone Instantly there was wafted back to the watchers on the porch the words of a familiar old song: "It was from Aunt Dinah's quilting party I was seeing Nellie home." Mary Ware's Promised Land And now, my dear, in what manner will you ask our friends to the quilting party and to tea?” asked Aunt Prissy, looking down at her little niece with her pretty smile. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga The skillful needlework, the elaborate quilting, the stitchery and stuffing are worthy of respect, for the foundation of it all was great dexterity in the use of the needle. The Development of Embroidery in America No evidence has been found that Spanish or French colonists made use of quilting. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them She was glad of the quilting, not having been able to do any other kind of work for some time. Peggy-Alone It was drunk at every spinning-bee, quilting, or other gathering of women. Customs and Fashions in Old New England Louise listened to Faith’s hurried account of the proposed quilting party. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga These roses were carefully applied with buttonhole stitch, and the cotton ground underneath cut away to give uniform thickness for quilting. The Development of Embroidery in America The French who opened up Canada brought none of the quilting or patchwork of France with them. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them “This isn’t a quilting,” said Sweetest Susan, with a sigh; “I wish it was.” Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country Mrs. Morse had finished her sewing and folded it, quilting her needle back and forth, putting her thimble and spool of cotton inside and slipping it in her work bag. A Little Girl in Old Boston She had never been to a quilting party, and was sure that it would be a great experience. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga Husking-bees, quiltings, a rare dance, filled up the measure of its diversions. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III While contemporary women out in the world are waging feminist war, those in the mountains of the long Appalachian chain still sit at their quilting frames and create beauty and work wonders with patient needles. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them One began some new nets, for the approaching fishing season; another sat in the loom, and the girls appealed to their mother very frequently, about the beauties of a new quilting pattern they were drawing. Feats on the Fiord The third book in "The Playfellow" Marcia was to help his mother next week at the quilting bee. Marcia Schuyler The two younger boys ran in and out of the kitchen, thinking a quilting party must be a great affair. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga Chloe was absent, having been borrowed by a relation, about five miles off, to do the general work of the house, while the family were engaged in preparing for a quilting frolic. My First Cruise and Other stories Then there were corn huskings, wool shearings, apple parings, sugar boilings, and quilting bees.” Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them Her friends and she were much together, quilting, rugging, comparing notes on the garden. Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' The amount of labor, of careful fitting, neat piecing, and elaborate quilting, the thousands of stitches that went into one of these patchwork quilts, are to-day almost painful to regard. Home Life in Colonial Days I meant to ask you the day of the quilting,” said Faith. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga Colbert's Journal tells of his dining at one Richard Manning's "with a number of women who were quilting." The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 A Study of Frontier Ethnography In the centre of the wreath, in neat script in black thread, is quilted the name “Indiana Wreath,” and all the stitchery of top and quilting is the very perfection of quilt making. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them "We were just speaking of the time when I dressed in the garret and fixed my face—the time you had the quilting party." Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' She answered quickly: "Yes, but it's awful lonely for me, for I was born in Worcester; still I don't mind as long as we have plenty of quiltings." Home Life in Colonial Days When that hailstorm came we were all at a quilting bee. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History One of the most enjoyable affairs in those days was the quilting party. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 The beauty of the quilt depends upon the design drawn for the quilting and the fine stitches with which the quilting is done. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them The sound of David's laughter and Phœbe's raised voice reached the front room where the quilting party was in progress. Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' Batting or padding, cotton or wool prepared in sheets for quilting or interlining. Textiles and Clothing The Indians secured the horses of Mr. Root, and also those of Mr. Charles Mack, and those of Mr. Stevens whose horses were at the place of the quilting. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History They had quiltings on Saturday nights, with eats and frolics. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Among the few home occupations that have survived is quilting. Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them And Aunt Maria, peeved and hurt at the child's behavior, went back to her quilting while Phœbe hurried from the room alone. Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' And the slaves were also known to mingle with them in the quilting, husking, barn-raisings, and other rural festivities, being undoubtedly made welcome. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 |
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