Years ago, Madison Ypma’s great-great grandmother Ida Brock Sterling sewed together blocks for a quilt. It was the midst of the Great Depression and Sterling hand sewed the blocks — squares of cloth — ...

We do NOT provide a manual for this project. There are many acceptable books about quilting that are available at fabric and other stores. The Extension Office can order a notebook from Nebraska. This ...

January is Human Trafficking and Awareness Month, which tragically and disproportionately affects Native communities in the ...

After learning about migrants’ struggles, Jody Ipsen felt compelled to find a way for the community to honor and never forget those who have died crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The Migrant Quilt ...

In recent weeks, the migrant caravan of people currently walking toward the U.S.-Mexico border has been characterized as an “invasion” of Central Americans by President Trump, adding fuel to the ...

Mike Smith co-founded the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in 1987. Now living through his second pandemic, Smith is finding ways to help out amid COVID-19 -- and to inspire others to do the same. He ...

Four days. Four hundred quilts. At the Altona Christian Community in rural Henderson, dozens of women joined forces to put on a colorful display of service to others. In what has become an annual ...

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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — Visit Williamsburg recently announced The Great American Birthday Quilt Project in order to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday. The project allows people from across the ...

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