Quilts are works of art, but these canvases are blankets first that have also gone through the wash. That they’ve survived over decades and sometimes centuries isn’t a fluke. Light, fluctuating ...

Even if the bedding doesn’t appear dirty or it’s something—such as a comforter—that doesn’t need to be cleaned as often as the rest of the bedding, you still need to thoroughly wash bedding and let it ...

A quilt is precious but it was made to warm you, so put it on your bed and snuggle under it, says quilt-maker and researcher Eileen G. Fitzsimons of Southeast Portland. She has seen thousands of ...

It’s almost time to let your quilt hibernate in the linen press, but before you send it on a summer holiday, here are some tips to make it last . It’s best to wash your doona about every six months ...

Do you find yourself doing a frustrating dance of corner-to-corner folding and flattening whenever you pull clean sheets out of the dryer? Do those sheets then end up in a jumbled pile in the back of ...

A triple Irish chain pattern quilt will be raffled off by the Northwest Quilters. (Janet Eastman) Eileen G. Fitzsimons of Southeast Portland cares about quilts. She has been making them for 40 years ...