Last year we did a column on kitsch crafts, and one of the featured projects was an apron made of men’s ties. We presented the apron to a friend on her birthday, and she advised us during the holiday ...

Newly retired, Dad waited by the front door to take my mom grocery shopping. “Tom, you can’t wear that,” Mom exclaimed. “Why? Don’t I match?” he asked. A fair question, since Dad was notoriously color ...

“Sunshine” Joe Mallard’s hand-stitched quilts are a mix of patterns, colors, words and neck ties. “My quilts chronicle history that happens over a long period of time, while it is happening,” Mallard ...