Gail McNeill makes dolls and art quilts that reflect her passion for literary characters — and her sense of humor. “To engage somebody is rewarding,” McNeill said. Her dolls’ names reflect their ...

Mike Wolanin | The Republic JoAnn Ferguson unloads boxes of dolls she is donating to the Columbus Firemen’s Cheer Fund at the Columbus Firemen’s Cheer Fund building in Columbus, Ind., Thursday, Nov. 6 ...

Little girls, practicing for future motherhood, put their dollies down for naps in tiny doll beds. It's a natural part of their development, like training wheels before racing down the street in ...

A curious onlooker walking by the classroom of The Cotton Patch in Lafayette may hear the buzzing of sewing machines as a group of women feverishly sew to their heart’s content. There is an array of ...

Playing off the theme of the annual Bloomington Quilt Show at the Convention Center, the Farmer House Museum is displaying dolls which have favorite quilts of their own! The centerpiece for the show ...

Then they had to decide which quilts from the collection should be included. Hilberg and historian Joann King sorted through the collection to find a variety of patterns and periods that they thought ...

LAFAYETTE — A curious onlooker walking by the classroom of The Cotton Patch in Lafayette may hear the buzzing of sewing machines as a group of women feverishly stitch to their hearts’ content. Then as ...