Sewing machines whirred continuously as a dozen women focused on their projects at hand. Deft hands cut pieces of brightly colored fabric, while others stacked patterned pieces to be assembled. The ...

Joyce Gilmore had never sewed before when she started quilting in the midst of the oil crisis in 1974. But the Mendon house where she and her husband, Daniel, lived with their two children had been ...

VICTOR — In the do-it-yourself age, it is not uncommon to run across intrepid DIY’ers making their own cheese, building a new sunroom off the back of the house or learning a second language in their ...

A close-up section of a sewing machine skirt created by the Nimble Thimble Quilt Club in advance of its show. The club has been supporting the local quilting scene since 1989, and also does a series ...

QUILTS FOR CANCER: Local quilters make 29 quilts for cancer patients staying at Methodist’s Hospitality Houses. For the past 13 years, members of the Ritzy Thimble Quilters’ Guild have been bringing ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Nimble Thimbles of Windham wil be hosting a quilt show “Medley of Colors” on ...

Every Tuesday several women meet at Thimble Towne, a quilting shop in Bakersfield. Blocks for the brave is what they call themselves, they come together to hand make quilts for veterans. Dyna Hall, a ...

A quilting group working together to build community and lift women up. The Louisville Nimble Thimbles is a non-profit quilting guild that has been sewing and serving the community since 1979. It ...

Nanette Guzzonato, owner of Silver Thimble Quilt and Yarn Shop in Green Bay, doesn’t expect to make a fortune running her small business. “You don’t do this type of business to get rich," the Green ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Quilts do more than warm beds at night. For those who cut and piece fabric and sew them into a single layer, the creative hobby ...