DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Look at the front of a quilt and you see colorful pieces of fabric arranged to make a pleasing work of art. Step closer and you may see another type of art: stitches in the ...

Adel resident and long-arm quilter Nancy Sharr finishes 300 quilts for clients every year. Her long-arm quilting is highlighted in national publications, and she is featured in on-line instructional ...

At the Aiken County Historical Museum on Saturday, Karen Kendo displayed one of her large quilts. "This took about a week to produce," she said during a workshop. "Without the machine, it would take ...

Rosalyn Pillard, who lives on a farm just north of Coggon, near Ryan, had read about Nolting Manufacturing long arm quilting machines for years before she and her husband decided to visit the Hiawatha ...

The Friday classes are full, but stitchers interested in learning the long arm quilting machine will have a chance to watch a professional in action on Saturday, July 30. Professional long arm machine ...