DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Look at the front of a quilt and you see colorful pieces of fabric arranged to make a pleasing work of art. Step closer and you may see another type of art: stitches in the ...

Look at the front of a quilt and you see colorful pieces of fabric arranged to make a pleasing work of art. Step closer and you may see another type of art: stitches in the shape of stars, swirls or ...

Adel resident and long-arm quilter Nancy Sharr finishes 300 quilts for clients every year. Her long-arm quilting is highlighted in national publications, and she is featured in on-line instructional ...

At the Aiken County Historical Museum on Saturday, Karen Kendo displayed one of her large quilts. "This took about a week to produce," she said during a workshop. "Without the machine, it would take ...

Rosalyn Pillard, who lives on a farm just north of Coggon, near Ryan, had read about Nolting Manufacturing long arm quilting machines for years before she and her husband decided to visit the Hiawatha ...

Cathy Calloway was searching for something to do after retiring from her career in forestry. Having grown up sewing garments and with a grandmother who quilted, she already knew her way around a ...