Historians are divided on the question of whether quilts were used to signal runaway slaves during the Underground Railroad era. But the concept is intriguing. The pattern contained in a quilt hung on ...

When African-American master quilter Sharon Tindall, 55, of Centreville began noticing that her self-inspired quilt patterns did not resemble traditional ones, she started questioning how they had ...

According to tradition, the sun and the North Star were not the only guides for runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad. Although disputed by some historians, some families claim that the patterns ...

Quilters have been copying patterns believed to have been used as signals for the Underground Railroad even though historians say they can't find... The enduring story for Underground Railroad Quilts ...

For Edith Edmunds, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing on Juneteenth. "It's what I love to do," she told NPR in a phone ...

The trick is to never let them see you coming. Biggers, a Los Angeles native who currently lives in New York City, is known for his use of American symbolism, geometric figures, and urban culture ...

A series of history talks and art workshops on “Code Quilts and the Underground Railroad” is set for Feb. 8, 15 and 22 to share the little known art of the Code Quilt. The series at El Corazon Senior ...

Ethel Hayden grew up in West Leechburg seated around a quilting frame with her siblings. They stitched together pieces of cloth, practicing the fabric craft passed down from her mother and grandmother ...