HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - In 1989, the Historic Huntsville Foundation faced a daunting challenge: a $50,000 remaining mortgage on the Harrison Brothers Hardware Store. What happened next became a ...
In the 1840s, the idea of friendship quilts, also known as signature or autograph quilts, started. These types of quilts came in and out of fashion but, in general, were given as gifts to friends who ...
A friendship quilt is like a well-autographed yearbook that keeps you warm. To add something personal, a quiltmaker sends fabric swatches to friends to sign and then sews the patches into the quilt’s ...
The Historic Huntsville Foundation (HHF) is inviting the public to A Homecoming: The American Signature Quilt, a free exhibition at Harrison Brothers Hardware, 124 Southside Square. The exhibit opens ...