CHICAGO -- Chicago artist and activist Shannon Downey has brought together a global community through one unfinished quilt and a hashtag: #RitasQuilt. Much of Downey's work begins at estate sales, ...
A spiritual closer for the fabric afterlife, Shannon Downey strolls through a Mount Prospect estate sale, looking to bring a heavenly finish to a venture left in limbo. "Whenever I find an unfinished ...
The words top plaque after plaque in corners of The Art Institute of Chicago, accompanying a cotton quilt top, an embroidered wool rug, a baptismal certificate from 1809. “Artist Unknown.” Looking at ...
Most people go to estate sales in hopes of finding a hidden gem of antique furniture or jewelry – for a bargain price. Shannon Downey goes for the unfinished stitching projects. “I feel like their ...
The Honey Bees Quilting Guild in Zachary collected charity quilts Oct. 23 for the Brave Heart program. The are quilts were made by members for the nonprofit program, which helps children in foster ...
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Dozens of crafters across the country have come together to carry out the vision of a 99-year-old woman who passed away in August, before she ...
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