Quilts in a variety of styles including,at the rear, Bowmansville Star and, from left, Flower, Anvil variation, Pinwheel and Log Cabin, on display at Historic Poole Forge. (Suzette Wenger / Staff) ...

The Amish dress plainly and uniformly. Their quilts, with muted solid colors and a lack of printed fabrics, reflect the same simplicity. Wass shares the stories and techniques behind the quilts in her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSONPORT - It's once again time for Amish quilts, handcrafted Amish items, Amish snacks and more to take center stage in the ...

Where: Aullwood’s Marie S. Aull Education Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, located 2½ miles west of the Dayton International Airport in Butler Twp. When: The Amish Quilt Exhibit may be viewed from 9 a.m.

The best way to enjoy David Pottinger`s collection of Amish quilts is with the eye and the gut. Knowledge of sewing or American folk art isn`t a prerequisite. ”You`ll know within seconds what you like ...

The Good Library Gallery at Goshen College is hosting an exhibit of Amish quilts collected and documented by Rebecca Haarer.

The first time Stephen and Faith Brown saw an Amish quilt, they had a reaction similar to Emily Dickinson’s when she read a great poem: It felt like the tops of their heads were being blown off. That ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GOSHEN — A simple trade that transpired 50 years ago unwittingly has helped to preserve a slice of Elkhart-LaGrange county history ...

Starting in the 1970s, design professionals deemed the simple patterns and strong colors of antique Amish quilts thoroughly “modern,” and those quilts frequently were showcased in homes right through ...

Celebrating National Quilting Day with a gift of Amish quilts Laura Baptiste Untitled (Old Maid's Puzzle). Holmes County, Ohio, circa 1930. This is the first quilt the Brown’s purchased, in 1976, that ...

Each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, hundreds of people attend the Amish Quilt Auction near Mechanicsville. The 18th sale took place in a large barn on Grove Farm Lane on Nov. 18. Nearly 100 ...