From Ballina to Belém, a patchwork quilt hand-stitched by climate and nature groups from across Ireland is making its way to the Cop30 climate summit with the message “we’re stronger together”. The ...
An exhibition honouring culture, creativity and community has been unveiled at Nenagh Arts Centre, as Traveller women from across north Tipperary proudly launch their collaborative patchwork quilt ...
Quilts created during the Covid pandemic to show “beauty can be born from terrible circumstances” are to feature in a new exhibition. When the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020, Richard Kenyon, an ...
Loewen encourages readers to throw out the quilting rule book in this creative take on the craft. The projects start out relatively structured, limiting improvisation to color selection. For instance, ...
Whether you're a keen sewer looking for a new challenge or a craft fan looking for a project to practice your sewing skills, quilting could be just the thing you are after. Don't worry if you haven't ...
BUTTE — It’s the middle of summer so you might not be thinking about wrapping yourself up in a quilt just yet but the artist behind the An Ri Ra Festival quilt that’s on the raffle to raise funds for ...
As a hobby, quilting is often about remembering loved ones. Today almost a million Americans make some kind of quilt, including replica Revolutionary War quilts, and, increasingly Underground Railroad ...
Collaborative artwork created by 50 glassmakers from across the island of Ireland during the Covid lockdown has gone on display. Confined to within five kilometres of their homes and studios, the ...
Widely acknowledged to be the world’s largest community project, the Names Quilt serves as a memorial, a reminder, a warning, and a moment of solidarity. As a child of the ‘80s, the AIDS crisis holds ...
IRISH CHAIN. Earlene Fowler. Berkley/Prime Crime. $18.95. 308 pp. Author Earlene Fowler weaves a tight plot focusing on racism, history and revenge while developing a strong heroine in Irish Chain, ...