Draped over the back of my sofa is a black vintage quilt pieced together from what I believe are old coats, and I have seen intricate patchwork quilts hung on walls like paintings. To find the ...

The Patchwork Quilt. Dial Books for Young Readers ... Knopf: New York, 1993. Twelve-year-old Clara becomes a seamstress in the "big house" and makes a quilt that serves as a map to freedom for slaves.

According to American Patchwork and Quilting ... for a quilt depends on what would do the least damage. Some quilts are very old and should not be put in the washing machine or dryer; even ...

A Patchwork Life, an exhibit at the Senator John Heinz History Center on display until April 6, features several of Silk's quilts.