Florida’s largest Amish and Mennonite community is in Sarasota. Tourists come for the quilts. WGCU explores what’s changing behind the seams.

Unidentified Maker from the Lapp family, Smoketown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, “Lone Star / Star of Bethlehem” (c. 1935–45), cotton and wool, 81 x 82 inches (205.74 x 208.28 cm) (all photos Julie ...

This eyeopening documentary explores the colorful and surprisingly creative craft of quilt making as practiced in traditional Amish and Mennonite communities across America Travel to a quilt museum in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. JACKSONPORT - It's once again time for Amish quilts, handcrafted Amish items, Amish snacks and more to take center stage in the ...

Detailed info about Amish quilting patterns along with traditions of Amish life are shared Explore the link between Amish culture and artistic quilting. Klaudeen Hansen's knowledge of Amish culture is ...

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 ...

WHITTINGTON - Janice Tauer Wass wrote the book on Amish quilts in Illinois, literally. Known as the foremost expert on this intriguing American art form, Wass wrote "Illinois Amish Quilts: Sharing ...

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 ...

Spring warms the air on this April day, bringing tourists back to Lancaster County. Three buses lurch onto an Amish farm. The travelers they're carrying are interested in something no other American ...