PBS

#4710 New England Afternoon

New England Afternoon by Heather Davis is an ode to barn quilts. New England Afternoon by Heather Davis is an ode to barn quilts. We’ll step out the design in a different color story, but the ...
WTHR

Bluegrass artist Billy Strings to perform 2 shows at Fishers Event Center next spring

Strings will be performing at the Fishers Event Center on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25, 2026. The tour extension is in support of his latest full-length album, "Highway Prayers, which was ...
Taste of Country

Billy Strings Was Blindsided When He Learned His Mom’s Cause of Death

Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn't sick leading up to ...
Rolling Stone

Billy Strings Wants to ‘Honor’ His Late Mom With a New Album Featuring Her Poetry

Billy Strings revealed that he wants to set his late mother’s poetry to music for a potential new album during an extensive interview about drug use and addiction on the Dopey podcast. Strings’ mother ...
Investopedia

Understanding Scrap Value: Formula and Depreciation Example

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
The New York Times

Quilts That Play with Color and Pattern

Whether striped, checked or neither, these textiles are sure to enhance any room. By Tom Delavan In T’s column 1 Piece, 10 Budgets, we share 10 perfect versions of an item in a range of prices.
insider.si.edu

39c Quilts of Gee's Bend: Bars and String-Pieced Columns single

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The Postal Service issued the 39-cent ...
Houston Chronicle

Southwest Airlines ends over 50-year-old tradition with assigned seating starting January 2026

The current seating model has allowed passengers to choose the seat they wanted as they boarded and had been in place for over 50 years. The seating change, coined "Seatisfaction," will begin in ...
The New York Times

Quilting Gathering Brings a New Tradition to a Classic Form

A Juneteenth weekend conference in Durham, N.C., looks to establish itself as a place that carries on a cultural legacy. By Jonathan Abrams Laughter mixed with the steady hum of sewing machines as ...
Lansing State Journal

Billy Strings' mother, Debra Apostol, dies hours after son played show back in Michigan

Correction: Billy Strings' mother is Debra Apostol. Her name was misspelled in an earlier version. LANSING - Debra Apostol, the mother of Grammy-winning artist Billy Strings, died Friday, June 20, ...
NPR

On Juneteenth, she celebrates the role quilts may have played in Underground Railroad

For Edith Edmunds, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing on Juneteenth. "It's what I love to do," she told NPR in a phone ...