Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSONPORT - It's once again time for Amish quilts, handcrafted Amish items, Amish snacks and more to take center stage in the ...

Collectors and curators alike prize Amish quilts for their timeless simplicity and graphic style that can also look modern. Believe it or not, early German-speaking immigrants warmed their beds with ...

Unidentified Maker from the Lapp family, Smoketown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, “Lone Star / Star of Bethlehem” (c. 1935–45), cotton and wool, 81 x 82 inches (205.74 x 208.28 cm) (all photos Julie ...

The Amish dress plainly and uniformly. Their quilts, with muted solid colors and a lack of printed fabrics, reflect the same simplicity. Wass shares the stories and techniques behind the quilts in her ...

FLINT — Even with a strong culture of minimalism and uniformity, the Amish have found their own “Sunday best” to display: quilts. “In this very sheltered environment without interaction with ...

Amish craftsmanship is admired for its simplicity and its intricacy. From colorful quilts with detail edging to custom wood furniture, the handmade items are great to add a personal touch to home ...

To Anna Stoltzfus, quilt-making is not a yuppie trend — it’s a way of life. Since she was 10, the young Amish woman has created art out of scraps of cloth and thousands of tiny stitches, cutting ...

Celebrating National Quilting Day with a gift of Amish quilts Laura Baptiste Untitled (Old Maid's Puzzle). Holmes County, Ohio, circa 1930. This is the first quilt the Brown’s purchased, in 1976, that ...

Jacksonport Cottage – Gallery & Gifts presents its 20th annual fall Art, Craft and Amish Quilt Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12 to 15 in the banquet hall at Mr. G’s Logan Creek Grille, 5890 ...

Narathi Palua is sewing in the tropical sunshine. His long fingers deftly pull a needle through heavy fabric. The 13-year-old is making an American quilt, likely destined for Lancaster County, Pa. In ...

JACKSONPORT - It's once again time for Amish quilts, handcrafted Amish items, Amish snacks and more to take center stage in the Door County arts and crafts world when the biannual Art, Craft and Amish ...