Los Angeles Times22d
‘We are here; we see you’: Making quilts for fire victims resonates far beyond L.A.
Textile artist Shaadee Ighanian started a grassroots quilt campaign to benefit people in Altadena who lost their homes. Displaced families have found comfort in the quilt donations. The quilts are ...
Smithsonian Magazine22d
From the Antebellum South to the Civil Rights Movement, Black American Women Have Long Told Their Stories Through Quilts
In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this quilting tradition Kaila Philo A group of women sewing a quilt on ...
News Talk 650 CKOM26d
‘A labour of love’: Meet the Sask. woman who makes quilts by hand
She’s been quilting since 1995, creating more than 100 quilts for family members and friends through the years. Though she uses a sewing machine to piece them together, the actual quilting is done ...
ThePrint1mon
Pakistani Hindu refugees are selling quilts to Indian designers. It’s craft over nostalgia
It was a milestone in her life as a Hindu refugee living in Adarsh Nagar, Delhi. The quilts she stitches to pass the time are now in demand, fetching them thousands of rupees. It’s been two years ...