Joyce Kester isn't one to follow a pattern when she pieces her quilts. She just puts fabric pieces together until they look right, she says. Of course, there's more to it than that. There's a lifetime ...

The marvel of quilting is the creation of myriad patterns using the humblest of materials: fabric, thread and batting. The result can be a utilitarian bed covering or an astonishing work of art.

Keeping the electricity bill low is not easy to do during winter's cold months but one woman has found a unique way to do it. Mount Isa quilt collector and maker Bev Wilmot said her bill is lower this ...