LEWISBURG — For nine years, members of the Juniata Valley Quilters Guild have been meeting at the Copper Beech Manor for a weekend retreat to indulge in their shared passion: quilting. Well, that and ...
Amanda Brekke turned 75 this week — nothing remarkable about that. Hers is a quiet story, a scrap of a story. From scraps stitched together decades ago by her grandmother, a piece of Brekke’s life is ...
The definition of a quilt according to Random House Dictionary is two pieces of fabric layered with a stuffing or batting in between and sewn together. That’s hardly an accurate description of a quilt ...
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Sit and Stitch Quilt Guild meets April 27

The Vermilion Sit and Stitch Quilt Guild will meet at 7 p.m. April 27 in the fellowship hall of Trinity Lutheran Church, 3747 Liberty Ave. in Vermilion. Member Barb Wentz will present a program on ...
When Brett Malone’s aunt handed him one of his grandmother’s, Raye Holman Shaver (Mimi), quilts so many memories flooded back, and the tears came falling down. “This is made up of my blood sweat and ...
Stitch by stitch, members of the Hugo Ladies Club/Schoolhouse Quilters have been creating community and quilts in the rural ...
Quilts are often seen as a frugal craft because fabric scraps and old clothing can be upcycled into something beautiful with the help of skill and time. Yet, in colonial America, quilts were only made ...