This quilt has a neat box-quilted pattern that feels visually interesting and almost veers into checkerboard territory. It’s available in white or oat (I chose the latter, which feels ...

Uptain showed the women a Civil War era Wagon Wheel quilt, a Monkey Wrench Quilt, a Basket Quilt, and an old Log Cabin Quilt, and explained how the symbolism helped the mostly illiterate slaves try to ...