A quilt is not just another blanket or comforter, used to warm your toes on a chilly night. It is stitched with utmost care, putting in a lot of time, effort and a lot of love. Often quilts have memories attached to it, like a quilt given as a gift at someone’s birth or someone’s […]

Quilt-making can be traced back to the 12th century when Chinese, Russian and Native American civilizations created three-layer garments that provided warmth during the cold winters and protection when metal for armor was scarce. The crude needles of the time became valuable tools to quilt makers who crafted their work to provide basic needs rather […]

My mother in law is a rabid quilter. She, and my father in law, churn out at least 3 quilts a year. Some of them are hand quilted, and in my father in law’s case, machine quilted. Every single quilt is done with care and great detail. Whenever they start a quilt they have a […]

Every time I see a beautiful quilt, my heart misses a beat. I have a passion for quilts, and my cupboards are overflowing with so many quilts I have bought from exhibitions and online. Everytime I see a masterpiece (mostly I surf the Internet for it) I cannot help to think, “How do they do […]

Japan is well-known for the exquisiteness they attach to everything they touch. They adopted the bonsai art form the Chinese, and promoted it to heights that were unimaginable; even the most ordinary Japanese person will have an superbly engineered garden, complete with a waterfall, rocks, and what not which leave a ‘new world’ person with […]