Gail McNeill makes dolls and art quilts that reflect her passion for literary characters — and her sense of humor. “To engage somebody is rewarding,” McNeill said. Her dolls’ names reflect their ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic Joanne Ferguson poses for a photo with quilts and stuffed animals she is donating to the Columbus Firemen’s Cheer Fund at her home in Columbus, Ind., Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic JoAnn Ferguson unloads boxes of dolls she is donating to the Columbus Firemen’s Cheer Fund at the Columbus Firemen’s Cheer Fund building in Columbus, Ind., Thursday, Nov. 6 ...

LAFAYETTE — A curious onlooker walking by the classroom of The Cotton Patch in Lafayette may hear the buzzing of sewing machines as a group of women feverishly stitch to their hearts’ content. Then as ...

Meet a doll artist Alissa Renzetti whose work delves into the surreal. Meet doll artist Alissa Renzetti whose work delves into the surreal, explore some 19th-century quilts at the Ohio History ...

Playing off the theme of the annual Bloomington Quilt Show at the Convention Center, the Farmer House Museum is displaying dolls which have favorite quilts of their own! The centerpiece for the show ...

Then they had to decide which quilts from the collection should be included. Hilberg and historian Joann King sorted through the collection to find a variety of patterns and periods that they thought ...

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