In Lancaster, handmade applique quilts were selling for $600, but consumers anywhere in America could buy a Chinese-made king-size quilt for $149 at J.C. Penney or Sears.

One quilt, measuring 112 by 115 inches, required more than 500 hours of work, 500 yards of quilting, 752 applique pieces and three skeins of embroidery floss. The price: $1,300.

Explore the creative practice of Amish quilters in the United States. Pattern and Paradox: The Quilts of Amish Women looks beyond quilting as a utilitarian practice. It reveals historical quilting ...

This Amish-made applique style quilt, “Sunshine Love,” is just one of the new quilts available at Jacksonport Craft Cottage Gifts. Sue and Joe Jarosh recently returned from their annual spring trip to ...