But in the early 1970s, quilts made in Amish communities swelled in popularity among collectors, who drew visual parallels between these objects and the aesthetics of modernist abstraction; as a ...

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 ...

Amish quilts, which are often pieced together and stitched collaboratively, have always been regarded as expressions of economy, utility and artistry. The Lincoln Park residence that Chicago ...

Heritage and tradition are important to Sara Miller; it shows in both the quilts she has sewn and the remarkable ones she has collected. "I am a traditional quilter. It is how I was taught," she said, ...