When knitting became the Thing To Do a couple of years ago, part of its appeal was its portability: you could do it on the bus or in a pub with your mates, then put it in your handbag at the end of ...

A friendship quilt is like a well-autographed yearbook that keeps you warm. To add something personal, a quiltmaker sends fabric swatches to friends to sign and then sews the patches into the quilt’s ...

People may ooh and aah over hand-made crafts, but the newest trend in quilting in machine-made. So says Judy Anne Walter, an acclaimed fiber arts instructor who specializes in quilts. Walter makes ...