WAYNESBORO As Bertha, Ruth and Florence Showalter bend over a new quilting project on its table-length frame, the handiwork of generations of Showalters -- and Heatwoles, Hostetters and other women of ...

Row upon row of women sit hunched over sewing machines. Needles clack. Rotary cutters slice fabric into strips. The sweet smell of ironing hangs in the air. Lake Arrowhead sparkles out the window.

An ice storm is slowing morning commuters, but there’s no stopping the 10 members of the Sewing Circle who convene at a Geneva church for their quilting bee. “When I was out of town, I missed them,” ...

WEST FRANKFORT - Sewing circles and quilting bees may sound like a thing of the past, but at Calico Country sewing and quilting enthusiasts are plentiful. The only difference is that they have traded ...

SNOW HILL, Md. (AP) -- Janine Dufrene's fingers gingerly guided her needle into the soft, cotton face of the quilt stretched on a quilting frame. Around her, half a dozen ladies worked, their short, ...

The Framingham History Center is hosting a "Stitching Revolution" event on June 28-29, featuring quilting, lectures and 18th-century dance. Attendees can participate in community quilting and ...