A friendship quilt is like a well-autographed yearbook that keeps you warm. To add something personal, a quiltmaker sends fabric swatches to friends to sign and then sews the patches into the quilt’s ...

Jane Crutchfield is pictured with the red and white signature quilt she has been researching since she traveled to Stamford in March of 2013. It has led her to the Olmstead family and uncovered a ...

In the 1840s, the idea of friendship quilts, also known as signature or autograph quilts, started. These types of quilts came in and out of fashion but, in general, were given as gifts to friends who ...

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I grew up surrounded by quilts. My grandmother has been quilting since the 1950s, and while my experience is far less than hers, it's a hobby I dove head-first into during the throes of the Covid ...

Museum director Alissa Keller delves into the history of American quilt-making and examines a stunning iris applique quilt, ...