A patchwork quilt covering a bed in a country B&B or hanging on a museum wall evokes nostalgia for simpler times. Using simple shapes—triangles, squares, trapezoids, octagons—and the clever ...

The Seams, an occasional NPR series on clothing as culture, has been reporting a series about Florida Seminole Indian patchwork and its heritage and use in tribal life. Read the first installment in ...

Patchwork is considered to be one of the oldest techniques in the fashion industry that focuses on recycling unwanted leftovers or repairing a tear with an edgy piece of fabric by using creative ...