BOISE -- Housing more than 800 inmates at any given time, the Ada County Jail is like a small city. And having a job while serving a sentence is considered a coveted thing by many of those there. But ...

"Quilting is a creative outlet for me," said Brenda Aleman, contracting officer, Edgewood Division, Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Quilts for Heroes, Aleman said, is a ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - National Sew Day brings chapters of Quilts of Valor together. The day is focused around sewing blocks for the quilts, showing off some finished pieces, and enjoying the sense ...

NEOGA — The Sew Happy Hearts quilt guild has announced that quilts will be accepted for their upcoming annual quilt show to be held June 21-22. Quilters who wish to show their quilts should bring them ...

Nora Dean, a member of the Nimble Thimble Quilt Club, holds up a piece she’s been working on during the show-and-tell portion of the organization’s Sept. 5 meeting. The club is hosting its biennial ...

A group of students at Aspen Middle School have been on “binky patrol” recently while finishing their latest class project. The students in Johanna Ristine’s fifth-grade class have finished several ...

Around a dozen volunteers gave of their time Saturday in Killeen to ultimately give to veterans or service members. The volunteers of the Quilters With a Heart group of Quilts of Valor created quilt ...

A small group of men incarcerated at a prison in southern Missouri is working toward a common goal: creating personalized quilts for every child in the Texas County foster care system. Every so often, ...

There’s nothing quite as warm and cozy as a handmade quilt, which immediately conjures up images of snuggling in front of a roaring fireplace, hot cocoa in hand. In a high-tech world of mass ...

MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WNDU) - For many years, the National Quilts of Valor Foundation has designated the first Saturday in February as National Sew Day. On Saturday morning, the local Quilts of Valor: In ...

SALT LAKE CITY — For centuries, quilts have been used for comfort, décor, and family heirlooms. But beyond those purposes, quilts have long been used to communicate messages. “Quilting has been a part ...