The Hunter\u2019s Star, a quilt block dating back to the 1800s, has long been admired for its deceptive complexity and striking visual movement, but for decades it required meticulous paper piecing to ...

Stanford University computer science graduate student Mackenzie Leake has been quilting since age 10, but she never imagined the craft would be the focus of her doctoral dissertation. Included in that ...

Western-themed quilting blends rustic charm with heartfelt storytelling, bringing cowboy boots, cacti, and prairie skies to life in fabric form. From applique to paper piecing, makers can explore ...

When Jane Stickle sewed the final stitches into her quilt, she must have been well pleased with her handiwork. She had good reason to be. She had just completed what is still hailed, a century and a ...

Keeping the electricity bill low is not easy to do during winter's cold months but one woman has found a unique way to do it. Mount Isa quilt collector and maker Bev Wilmot said her bill is lower this ...

An unexpected craft takes center stage in computer science Ph.D. candidate Mackenzie Leake’s M.S. ’20 Ph.D. ’21 doctoral dissertation: quilting. Foundation paper piecing quilting — popular in the ...

"Quilting has this rich tradition and people make these very personal, cherished heirlooms but paper piece quilting often requires that people work from patterns that other people designed," said ...