JACKSONPORT - It's once again time for Amish quilts, handcrafted Amish items, Amish snacks and more to take center stage in the Door County arts and crafts world when the biannual Art, Craft and Amish ...

Collectors and curators alike prize Amish quilts for their timeless simplicity and graphic style that can also look modern. Believe it or not, early German-speaking immigrants warmed their beds with ...

What do Sunshine and Shadow, Center Diamond, Star of Bethlehem and Trip Around the World have in common? They`re all Amish quilting patterns, and examples of these and other traditional designs will ...

JACKSONPORT - Amish quilts, handcrafted Amish items, Amish snacks, artist demonstrations and more once again can be found in Door County when the twice-a-year Art, Craft and Amish Quilt Sale takes ...

The same way automakers guard the blueprints for the 1994 models, and the way inventors claim proprietary rights over their discoveries, the Amish try to protect their quilt designs. ”Most of our ...

The bold, rich colors and striking shapes of historic Amish quilts are highlighted in a new exhibition at the Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art at Kansas University. “Amish Quilts 1880 to 1940 from ...

Celebrating National Quilting Day with a gift of Amish quilts Laura Baptiste Untitled (Old Maid's Puzzle). Holmes County, Ohio, circa 1930. This is the first quilt the Brown’s purchased, in 1976, that ...

Starting in the 1970s, design professionals deemed the simple patterns and strong colors of antique Amish quilts thoroughly “modern,” and those quilts frequently were showcased in homes right through ...