Last year we did a column on kitsch crafts, and one of the featured projects was an apron made of men’s ties. We presented the apron to a friend on her birthday, and she advised us during the holiday ...

A 68-year-old quilt that was made in Bayfield in 1950 has returned home again. Members of the Pine River Valley Heritage Society are thrilled that an old tie quilt they believe was made here in 1950 ...

Newly retired, Dad waited by the front door to take my mom grocery shopping. “Tom, you can’t wear that,” Mom exclaimed. “Why? Don’t I match?” he asked. A fair question, since Dad was notoriously color ...

Several years ago while visiting a museum in Chicago with her family, Lisa Koster, of Leighton Township, saw an antique quilt made entirely of neckties from then famous Christian preachers. The ...

Areawide. Ties are a traditional Father’s Day gift, but what to do with the ones you no longer want? Prairie Moon Quilts’ Necktie Social Project is accepting donations of neckties for use in quilts ...

PORTERS NECK – As Pat Mazur boxed up her late husband’s clothes to donate to charity earlier this year, she found one thing she couldn’t bear to give away – or rather 65 of them. John, who passed away ...

Josh Vetter, 27, of Bismarck, had the polished look going Tuesday, suit and tie, at his post at Kirkwood Mall's Zales, the Diamond Store - but if Debbie Dennison walked in and asked him for that fine ...

Tootie Watford is a self-taught quilter. Her traditional and contemporary designs reflect her innate creativity and remarkable use of color and pattern. As the granddaughter of a quilter, Tootie, had ...