Edmunds, who began sewing at the age of seven, has recently embraced the art of hidden message quilts, dedicating her life to recreating these historical artifacts. "I just don't know what made me ...

and then using what she called memory quilts,” said Etre. The two that are in the MDAH collection tell the story about the lynching of Rankin’s father and what happened after that. The one on ...

Many people like to snuggle in front of a fire and read a good book or watch a movie in the winter months. They wrap ...

Quilts, she said, are an important tool in women’s storytelling, providing a vehicle for histories to be preserved from generation to generation in a permanent, yet practical, format. “I think the ...