Riehl's Quilts & Crafts

Why Are Flannel Sheets Warmer Than Others?

Why are flannel sheets so much warmer than others?—Neil Joiner, Vienna, GeorgiaFlannel is a material made from loosely spun (twisted) yarn, whether the yarn itself is wool, cotton, synthetic or a mix of fibers. Because the yarn is looser, flannel fabrics have lots of tiny air pockets. These air pockets are insulating, so your body [...]

Bodily Benefits of Linen Bedding

Organic products have long been a popular trend in food, but now they’re taking over the home decor industry as well, and for good reason. Sustainably sourced, organic home goods not only last longer and use fewer chemical additives, they can actually benefit you as well. Linen sheets, for example, have long been a staple …

The Best (and Worst!) Fabrics for Repelling Cat Fur

Cat fur doesn’t have to get on everything! We’ve compiled lists of the best furniture and clothing fabrics to repel cat hair as well as the fabrics to avoid.

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

9 quick science-approved things you can do to make your mornings better.

There's a psychological reason you should be making your bed.

Neil Gaiman Knows What Happens When You Dream

“Every night,” says the genre-busting author of “The Sandman,” now on Netflix, “we close our eyes, fall asleep and go mad.”

40 Pretty Feminine Walk-In Closet Design Ideas

We continue telling you how to organize feminine interiors in your house, and now it’s time for the temple of any girl – for a walk-in closet! There’s a pl

12 Super Easy Crafts for Beginners

At one point we are all beginning crafters. You have to start somewhere, right? I love teaching people to craft because I think that anyone can be creative - all you need are a few basic craft supplies...

87-year-old crafts 1,000 masks for health care workers

Leona Wetsch made her 1,000th mask on Wednesday. She's been donating them to local hospitals and nursing homes.

Quilts: It’s a long journey all the way from the cotton plant

Fabric has always attracted me. My mother was a home sewer, and when I would accompany her to a fabric store to pick out new material for our school clothes, I would wander down the aisles as she made her choices. For me, the stores were a wonderland of colors and patterns.

Quilting: An art of precision, love

Tractors, threshers, quilts and more

There is little more integral to rural life than farming. Whether it's growing vegetables, cutting hay for cattle, or pressing apples for cider or sorghum cane for juice that will

Brooklyn-based studio embraces topophilia to craft quilts out of city streets

Brooklyn-based Haptic Labs has created some strikingly beautiful polysilk and cotton quilts with hand stitched topographical accents. The designs include c

MY AMISH HOME: More quilts means more problems

See what's going on in Millie Otto's world in this week's My Amish Home column!

Modern Quilt Making Excerpt: Principles of Color

Our weekly series from the Essential Guide to Modern Quilt Making kicks off today with a look at Principles of Color in quilt design. Learn more about the book from Lucky Spool Media and learn all about color in today's workshop excerpt from expert instructor Kari Vojtechovsky...

Esprit Boho Quilts or Shams

Give your bed a lively new look with an Esprit Boho Quilt and Sham. The Quilt features a bold floral print that reverses to a striped pattern with many of the s

Meet the Artist Making Delicious Food Quilts

Japanese sweets, turkey dinners, and produce alike are immortalized in fabric.