Quilting is a craft that has been around since ancient times.  Hand crafted quilts are a beautiful addition to any home and make excellent gifts.  Vintage Quilts are quilts made by quilt crafers and resold. 

Many types of quilting exist today. The two most widely used are hand-quilting and machine quilting.  Hand Quilting is the process of using a needle and thread to sew a running type stitch by hand across the entire area to be quilted. This binds the layers together. A quilting frame or hoop is often used to assist in holding the piece being quilted off the quilter's lap. A quilter can make one running stitch at a time; this is called a stab stitch. Another option is called a rocking stitch, where the quilter has one hand, usually with a finger wearing a thimble, on top of the quilt, while the other hand is located beneath the piece to push the needle back up. The third option is called "loading the needle" and involves doing four or more stitches before pulling the needle through the cloth. Hand quilting is still practiced by the Amish within the United States, and is enjoying a resurgence worldwide.

Art Quilts are very popular for their aesthetic and artistic qualities rather than for functionality (i.e., they are displayed on a wall rather than spread on a bed). (source: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilting)

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