Amish women began making quilts around 1850, much later than their non-Amish neighbors. In keeping with Amish principles, they worked with simple designs embellished only with ornate quilting.

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 ...

JACKSONPORT - Amish quilts, handcrafted Amish items, Amish snacks, artist demonstrations and more once again can be found in Door County when the fall edition of the twice-a-year Art, Craft and ...

The Art, Craft and Amish Quilt Sale features more than 100 quilts that will be shown and are for sale in a variety of sizes and patterns, along with Amish-made decor and crafts by local artisans ...

The twice-a-year show and sale features Amish quilts along with other Amish handmade items for home or gifts, as well as crafts by Door County artists.

The twice-a-year show and sale features Amish quilts along with other Amish handmade items for home or gifts, as well as crafts by Door County artists. Green Bay Press-Gazette.

Amish quilts, crafts, even Amish snacks featured in biannual Door County show and sale The twice-a-year show and sale features not only Amish quilts but also other Amish handmade items for home or ...

Although vintage quilts remain among the most recognized manifestations of Amish culture, they represent the historical, localized trends of only a finite period from a living and changing culture.

Learn more about Amish quilts, including this lone star quilt, in an upcoming talk. James McMahon Baskets is an Amish-made quilt, circa 1935, in LancasterHistory's collection.