What image comes to mind when thinking of someone who sews quilts? Most likely, the image is a stereotypical one of a woman, perhaps one who is grandmotherly. But that would be, well, a bit sexist.

Making quilts has gone from being a simple hobby to becoming a way of life and beloved tradition for the quilters at the ...

Even in this unpredictable winter of ours, I was amused Friday to hear the familiar music of the ice cream truck in our Post Falls neighborhood. On a brisk, chilly day I could not imagine anything ...

There are numerous stores in and around Livingston County that offer fabric, yarn, paints and other crafting supplies.

A barn quilt on Juddville Road near the Shiawassee/Genesee County popped up in Shiawassee County earlier this year, but the ...

Carrying the torch for the legendary Eddie Woods, David Scanlon and his wife, Blair King, head into the OBS March Sale with a ...

Old-fashioned hobbies like are becoming popular among young people, offering a chance to slow down, focus and create in a fast-paced culture.

Some one thousand artists will perform throughout Austin in the next seven days – how are you supposed to listen to all of them? The answer is you’re not; that’s our job. The Chronicle music team ...

In the second week at their new home at King’s Way in Yarmouth Port, Denis and Anne Briand were still unpacking and sorting ...

The hosts of a U.K.-based podcast called “Secret Life of Dads” put together an event called “Pints and Ponytails” at a local pub where they had an instructor teach dozens of dads who showed up some ...

Keep your sewing machine running smoothly with this 7 oz bottle of sewing machine oil. It's designed to penetrate and lubricate moving parts, which helps reduce annoying friction noises and can cut ...