A local group of avid quilters are providing veterans with patriotic quilts. The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a nationwide nonprofit that provides veterans of all armed conflicts with ...

They reflect the nation's patriotic colors. They often showcase a traditional pattern -- Ohio Star, Fence Rail, Churn Dash and Log Cabin, to name a few. Many feature patriotic images, such as a Bald ...

ABC Quilters members are creating patriotic quilts to award local veterans and display at the High Plains Community Center during Fourth of July festivities.

Robert Youngblood of Hanover Township and William Lever of Exeter were recently recognized and awarded patriotic quilts by the Northeast Pennsylvania Quilts of Valor Chapter at a ceremony held at the ...

Bethany native Tricia Fietz poses next to one of the quilts featured in a show in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in honor of U.S. Independence Day. Tricia is the U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil. The quilts were ...

Local quilting guilds have their needles bent on blanketing veterans, and a sampling of their warm, patriotic Quilts of Valor is on exhibit at the Charlton Sewing Center through Memorial Day. Beverly ...

Karen Richardson (left) and Eileen Court, members of the Patriotic Piecemakers, work on one of the Quilts of Valor for a nominated area veteran as part of the Quilts of Valor Foundation. Mirror photo ...

JACKSON, MI - Janet Rochefort’s son is a 23-year U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, currently serving at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington. Cathey Newhouse’s father served in the U.S. Army ...

My first experiences with quilts were sketchy. When we’d make a winter visit to the farm, Grandma pulled out suspect specimens from the darker recesses of closets. Faded and moth-bitten, the quilts ...