Every quilt tells a story, and its preservation opens a window to the past. The Quilt Index was developed by the Alliance for American Quilts collaborating with Michigan State University. Quilt ...

Some are bejeweled with tiny black coffins, images of the Virgin of Guadalupe and colorful crosses. One has rows of skulls stitched into the back pockets of faded blue jeans. Another is a patchwork of ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona History Museum is hosting an exhibit that combines the southern border, art, and craftsmanship. "Welcome Quilts: Migration, Art, and Hope" features a series of quilts that ...

The squares of the Arizona Donor Quilts tell a story. Each fabric selected, each thread stitched and each intricate design remembers family members who had the wisdom and kindness to ensure their ...

Discarded jeans cut into the shape of footprints. Embroidered blessings on handkerchiefs faded from use and the desert sun. Plastic buttons and metal rivets that punctuate long lists of the dead.

More than a decade ago, Jody Ipsen went on a camping trip that changed her life. While backpacking in the Huachuca Mountains southeast of Tucson in 2005, she came across myriad items left behind by ...

About 800 quilts distributed so far Group volunteers time%2C donations for the project State officials impressed with quality of quilts that go to foster children Submitted by Jayne Baker for ...

A powerful exhibition of quilts memorializing migrants from Mexico and Central America who have died in the southern Arizona desert in the last 20 years is on display amid intense national debate over ...

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 ...

QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — Students at an elementary school in the Queen Creek are honoring the victims of the Connecticut school shootings. At Cortina Elementary School, Jamie Hunt’s fourth-grade class ...

In March, Ellie Schmidbauer embarked on an ambitious plan: sew 96 quilts by her 96th birthday – which is less than two weeks away. For the past eight months, the Mesa resident has been hard at work ...