The traditional Amish quilt auction and crafts show will once again take place 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1 and 2, at the Yoder Farm, 10885 N. Leaton Rd. in Clare.

The best way to enjoy David Pottinger`s collection of Amish quilts is with the eye and the gut. Knowledge of sewing or American folk art isn`t a prerequisite. ”You`ll know within seconds what… ...

This type of quilt, along with bar quilts and diamond in the square are the “big three” of traditional Amish quilts, Wendell Zercher, a Lancasterhistory.org curator.

The first show, “Antique Ohio Amish Quilts From the Darwin D. Bearley Collection,” opens Saturday at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles (and continues through March 1).

The quilts range in price from $500 to more than $1,000, depending on size and pattern. Also for sale are wallhangings, baby quilts, Amish dolls, handbags and pillows. ———- ...

Traditional Amish quilts are pieced from deep, rich colors and black -- no designer patterns or calicoes. The Amish lifestyle of simplicity is reflected in those sturdy, solid hues.

Well, if you find your way to Quilt Fest IV of New Jersey, which runs from Thursday through March 2 at the Garden State Exhibit Center, 50 Atrium Drive in Somerset, those concepts may be shrunken ...

(from left-right) Cindy Carey, Andee McKenica and Lori Berquist place quilt blocks during construction of the Lancaster Modern Quilt Guild's new twist on a traditional Amish bars quilt.

What: Traditional Amish Quilts Exhibit Where: Springfield Museum of Art, 107 Cliff Park Road When: Now through March 3; hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays ...